Alexander William Kinglake: Soon the men of the column began to see that though the scarlet line was slender, it was very rigid and exact.

Soon the men of the column began to see that though the scarlet line was slender — Alexander William Kinglake

Soon the men of the column began to see that though the scarlet line was slender, it was very rigid and exact.

Alexander William Kinglake

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