Back to Sunny Seas
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So we mounted the steps, all overgrown with the rank vegetation, and presently emerged upon a splendid promenade, the top of the defending walls, composed of huge blocks of stone each about two feet square. As I looked at these well-fitted pieces of masonry, I found myself trying to calculate how many lives of slaves, of original owners of the soil, each one repre- sented. It did not require much imagination to see the mortar oozing with human blood, to find those stones vocal with human groans.... And for what? For this ruin, desolation, and decay. There was no sign of sentinels or ordnance up here, the original idea of these huge outworks being any defence to the city having long ago been discarded of course. But I was told that there used to be, until quite recently, a very large number of splendid old brass cannon mounted up here, pieces of great interest. The various officials, however, with that ingenuity which seems to be innate with such people, no matter what their other limitations may be, discovered that these antique cannon had quite a considerable market- able value, and, consequently, in process of time they all disappeared, converted into current coin, and spent for the delectation of whoever happened to be in a position to steal with impunity at the time.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
So we mounted the steps, all overgrown with the rank vegetation, and presently emerged upon a splendid promenade, the top of the defending walls, composed of huge blocks of stone each about two feet square. As I looked at these well-fitted pieces of masonry, I found myself trying to calculate how many lives of slaves, of original owners of the soil, each one repre- sented. It did not require much imagination to see the mortar oozing with human blood, to find those stones vocal with human groans.... And for what? For this ruin, desolation, and decay. There was no sign of sentinels or ordnance up here, the original idea of these huge outworks being any defence to the city having long ago been discarded of course. But I was told that there used to be, until quite recently, a very large number of splendid old brass cannon mounted up here, pieces of great interest. The various officials, however, with that ingenuity which seems to be innate with such people, no matter what their other limitations may be, discovered that these antique cannon had quite a considerable market- able value, and, consequently, in process of time they all disappeared, converted into current coin, and spent for the delectation of whoever happened to be in a position to steal with impunity at the time.
What to read after Back to Sunny Seas?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Frank Thomas Bullen to read onlineMoreLess
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