courtiers (kort'yerz), those in attendance at the court of a ruler
cover (kuv'er), underbrush large enough to hide behind
cowering (kou'er-ing), hovering
creation (kre-a'shun), the world
crestfallen (krest'fol'n), cast down
cresting the billows (krest'ing; bi1'oz), adorning the top of the waves
crevice (krev'is), crack
crew of gypsies, band of ragamuffins
cross-brace, the piece of wood between the plow handles
crown of his desire, thing he wanted most