...I came down from the mountain and into the pleasing valley of the Adige in as pelting a heat as ever mortal suffered under. The way underfoot was parched and white; I had newly come out of a wilderness of white limestone crags, and a sun of Italy blazed blindingly in an azure Italian sky. You are to suppose, my dear aunt, that I had had enough and something more of my craze for foot-marching. A fortnight ago I had gone to Belluno in a post-chaise, dismissed my fellow to carry my baggage by way of Verona, and with no more than a valise on my back plunged into the fastnesses of those mountains. I had a fancy to see the little sculptured hills which made backgrounds for Gianbellini, and there were rumours of great mountains built wholly of marble which shone like the battlements.
| Author: John Buchan |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Mar 24, 2015 |
| Number of Pages: 170 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1511431318 |
| ISBN-13: 9781511431316 |