原文 (英语)

CHAPTER I. It was the eve of the 5th of January—the eve of the day announced to King Edward as that of his deliverance from earth; and whether or not the prediction had wrought its own fulfilment on the fragile frame and susceptible nerves of the King, the last of the line of Cerdic was fast passing into the solemn shades of eternity. Without the walls of the palace, through the whole city of London, the excitement was indescribable. All the river before the palace was crowded with