However it seemed likely that it would carry me once more safely through the crowded passages and chambers of the upper levels, and so I set out with Perry and Ghak--the stench of the
illy cured pelts fairly choking me.
At the bottom of a flight of narrow steps the corridor turned sharply back upon itself, immediately making another turn in the original direction, so that at that point it formed a perfect letter S, the top leg of which debouched suddenly into a large chamber,
illy lighted, and the floor of which was completely covered by venomous snakes and loathsome reptiles.
He saw the helmet of hammered brass and the corroded breastplate of steel and the long straight sword in its scabbard and the ancient harquebus--mute testimonials to the mighty physique and the warlike spirit of him who had somehow won, thus
illy caparisoned and pitifully armed, to the center of savage, ancient Africa; and he saw the slender English youth and the slight figure of the girl cast into the same fateful trap from which this giant of old had been unable to escape--cast there wounded and broken perhaps, if not killed.
Nor was this less ominous than the rattle of musketry, for it suggested but a single solution to the little band of rescuers--that the
illy garrisoned village had already succumbed to the onslaught of a superior force.
Poorly planted, by politics,
illy attended, by politics, decimated and many times repeatedly decimated by the hostile forces of their environment, a straggling corporal's guard of survivors, they thrust their branches, twisted and distorted, as if writhing in agony, into the air.
And I had also noticed that his shabby trappings but
illy comported with his dignified and noble bearing.
Illy has acquired the rights from Euro Food Brands, which has managed sales and distribution for over 25 years, with the assets and 67 staff switching to a new subsidiary,
Illy UK.
To help operators tap into the growing demand for cold brew coffee,
illy has launched two new cold brew solutions in time for the summer season.
Kerry Coffee will provide total logistics solutions, sales, and marketing to ride on the flourishing coffee culture in Hong Kong and Macau, solidify the market position of the
illy brand and establish Kerry Coffee as a major player in the coffee market.
Brazil's 2019 coffee crop, which is nearing the harvest period, should reach 55 million 60-kg bags, compared to the record output of 61.6 million bags in 2018, Italian processor
Illy quoted as saying last Wednesday.
The annual study is produced with the support of the Ernesto
Illy Foundation.
With
Illy Caffe opening its third branch at Paseo Center in Makati, distinct with the use of the small letter 'i' in its name and in the perfection of each Italian blend in every sip, a more premium coffee experience is now available for the sophisticated business citizens of Makati.