"Foot Guards" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... her forehead and blind eyes to the cold window, almost withdrawing herself from the pressure of Dolores' arm. Down below there was tramping of heavy feet, as the companies of foot guards took their places, marching across the broad space, in their wrought steel caps and breastplates, carrying their tasselled halberds on their shoulders. An officer's voice gave sharp commands. The gust that had brought the rain had ...
— In The Palace Of The King - A Love Story Of Old Madrid • F. Marion Crawford |
