A manor hidden in the clouds CHAPTER VIII
Hairam and I waited to hear the verdict from the court but, before taking any decision, the judges of the trial called at the bar Wabe-ewen's double, the landowner Hagorbad. The latter came forward as the first speaker came back in order to leave the bar to him, and Hagorbad began his tale: “The reason for my arrest goes back to times quite old. Therefore I think it is useful for you to learn my story since the time I was born. You shall see how my tale shall not bore you, since my life as a whole is a treasury of wonders and incredible stories!
My parents, whom I have never known, abandoned me when I was a newborn at the feet of the long stairway leading to Borpehywhel. For those who do not know it, Borpehywhel is the most amazing of all cast
