tailieunhanh - LUYỆN ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH QUA CÁC TÁC PHẨM VĂN HỌC –The Black Tulip ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 9 9. The Family Cell It was about midnight when poor Van

The Black Tulip ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 9 Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ nổi tiếng với những từ vựng nâng cao chuyên ngành văn chương. Nhằm giúp các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh . | The Black Tulip ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 9 9. The Family Cell It was about midnight when poor Van Baerle was locked up in the prison of the Buytenhof. What Rosa foresaw had come to pass. On finding the cell of Cornelius de Witt empty the wrath of the people ran very high and had Gryphus fallen into the hands of those madmen he would certainly have had to pay with his life for the prisoner. But this fury had vented itself most fully on the two brothers when they were overtaken by the murderers thanks to the precaution which William -- the man of precautions -- had taken in having the gates of the city closed. A momentary lull had therefore set in whilst the prison was empty and Rosa availed herself of this favourable moment to come forth from her hiding place which she also induced her father to leave. The prison was therefore completely deserted. Why should people remain in the jail whilst murder was going on at the Tol-Hek Gryphus came forth trembling behind the courageous Rosa. They went to close the great gate at least as well as it would close considering that it was half demolished. It was easy to see that a hurricane of mighty fury had vented itself upon it. About four o clock a return of the noise was heard but of no threatening character to Gryphus and his daughter. The people were only dragging in the two corpses which they came back to gibbet at the usual place of execution. Rosa hid herself this time also but only that she might not see the ghastly spectacle. At midnight people again knocked at the gate of the jail or rather at the barricade which served in its stead it was Cornelius van Baerle whom they were bringing. When the jailer received this new inmate and saw from the warrant the name and station of his prisoner he muttered with his turnkey smile -- Godson of Cornelius de Witt Well young man we have the family cell here and we will give it to you. And quite enchanted with his joke the ferocious Orangeman took his cresset and his keys to conduct .