Evidently this unostentatious postern was a back entrance, and the gates must open into some other road.
The prospect of entering history by the martyr's postern had seemed noble in the heat of action and the excitement of intrigue.
I knocked again, more imperatively, and at last the postern in the door was opened by an elderly serving-man.
The herald wound a challenge; and it was answered from the posternby a man-at-arms, whereupon the herald delivered his message.
There was a postern opened towards the sea, and was open without any keeping, save two lions kept the entry; and the moon shone clear.
The bars and bolts of the little postern were removed, and in a few minutes, the former, mounted on the back of his father's own horse, was galloping briskly along the path which led into the part of the forest he was directed to seek.
On the morning that Content led his followers into the forest, they issued from the postern clad in coats of skin.
Instead of undoing the fastenings of the postern as he had intended, he deliberately drew its bolts again and paused to think.
When he reached the postern in the palisadoes, he stopped to call to those above him, in order to learn if any yet lingered without the wooden barriers.
In the mean time, the youth left nigh the postern set about the accomplishment of the task he had undertaken, in sober earnest.
If the Captain hath held them to spiritual movements, I hope he will allow that nothing earthly hath passed this postern to disturb the exercise.
Still, the space around the well-secured and trebly-barred postern was vacant.
Go to thy rest and to thy prayers, trembler; I will close the postern with all care.
I had hardly passed the postern when who should come whirling up the road in her cutter, bells jangling, snow clouds flying, but Anne, with her cheeks aflame.
The lights were in the windows of the great hall as I turned the postern and came up the deep well of the evergreens, towards the low, rambling, red house that sat at the feet of the three drooping elms.
At that moment, had the hated little town major stuck his head through the postern and cried, “Volunteers, to go immediately to the front!
The central garden, which was mostly devoted to flowers, led through little, old-fashioned, somewhat narrow posterndoors into the fruit gardens on either side.
Diana and her brother went out through thepostern door which was at the side, and the next moment found themselves on the highroad.
Suddenly a posterngate opened, and what appeared to be a monk, drawing his black cowl completely over his head, came forth and hurried along in the direction of the river.
Six steps he counted, then he found himself in a room which seemed to be part of the sacristy, yet not a part, for a postern stood open through which gleamed the misty moonlight.
Midnight approached phantom-like, and as stealthily Lady Constance crept to the postern door.
At that postern some one is waiting eagerly for her; waiting with swift horses.
Silently, however, in obedience to her command, he followed the slender, cloaked figure, though his surprise deepened as the raising of a piece of heavy tapestry disclosed a small postern door.
I was on guard at the outer postern when, scarce two hours agone, Marie cometh to me, weeping.
So back through the forest they went together till they caught sight of Job Alloadec's broad figure standing stiff and straight by the outer postern of the wall, when they bade each other once more a tender adieu.
The outer postern is unguarded; we can escape to the forest.
Therewith Sir Tristram let the fellow go, and he ran off with great speed and so away to the posternof the castle and entered in and shut the door behind him.
Leaping on his palfrey, Hastings rode back to the Tower, dismounted at the gate, passed on to the little postern in the inner court, and paused not till he was in Warner's room.
They passed me with averted eyes, and hurried towards a little postern which flanked the old tower, and opened on the ramparts.
These passed through the sea wall, and without being seen went up and put to the sword the garrison of the highest post in the town, which stands on a hill, and broke open the postern on the side of Canastraeum.
The door that the girl had locked was the only one that connected the posternhail with the castle.
Lord Baron should find thee here talking secretly at the postern door, he would loose the wolf-hounds upon thee.
The poem now artlessly describes Nicolette's beauty as she trips over the dewy grass, her tremors as she slips through the postern gate, and her lingering at the foot of the tower where her lover is imprisoned.
Notwithstanding adverse omens, the credulous Sancho, believing him, rode off, only to meet his death at the postern gate, inside of which his murderer immediately took refuge.
The Tiger at the front Gate; the Wolf at the Postern 218 XXV.
The Earl of Kent brought out 500 men by the Tower Posternand chased the rebels as far as Stepney.
Didst ever see such hellish chance as plays into the hand of the fiend incarnate since that long gone day when his sword pierced the heart of Lady Maud by the postern gate beside the Thames?
Then, casting off, he rowed slowly up the Thames until, below the palace walls, he moored near to the little postern gate which let into the lower end of the garden.
De Vac turned their steps toward the little postern gate, but when he would have passed through with the tiny Prince, the latter rebelled.
The Lady Maud and her lover had heard and, in an instant, they were rushing toward the postern gate, the officer drawing his sword as he ran.
Whatever else of mischief De Vac might be up to, Brus was quite sure that in so far as the King was concerned, the key to the postern gate was as safe in De Vac's hands as though Henry himself had it.
Just before midnight we waited close to the postern for the faithless captain, and, before a quarter of an hour had passed, two cloaked figures, reeling with the effects of strong drink, staggered towards us.
A few days after our arrival in the beleaguered town, Colonel Firestone, who had been entrusted with the keeping of the postern by which we had entered, returned to our lodgings after dark with a look of intense excitement on his face.
Although the postern was ready to be opened at the first signs of their return, none of our gallant friends reappeared, so with sorrowful hearts we realised that seven good men were lost to our little garrison.
Henry was radiant--and as Michael went off through the postern and down to the little harbor where the boats lay, he asked in fine language what were his beloved's wishes for the afternoon?
The postern door in front of them was opened, in response to Monsieur Jesen's vigorous knocking, from some invisible place by a string.
The footman who had stepped down in advance had rung the bell, and the postern door already stood open.
He passed through that small postern gate beneath the watch of a butler who relieved him of his stick and gloves and handed him over to a sort of major-domo.
And coming to the postern gate he knocked, Which at devotion time was always locked.
Sure, England hath the hemorrhoids, and these On the north postern of the patient seize Like leeches; thus they physically thirst After our blood, but in the cure shall burst!
That spirit's possess'd with haste That wounds th' unsisting postern with these strokes.
Go on, good Eglamour, Out at the posternby the abbey wall; I fear I am attended by some spies.
