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Page 9
... confidence in the plan you propose - no confidence in your reso- lution , and less than none in the protection of Deborah . Till you can renotince , honestly and explicitly , the wishes you have lately expressed , we must be strangers ...
... confidence in the plan you propose - no confidence in your reso- lution , and less than none in the protection of Deborah . Till you can renotince , honestly and explicitly , the wishes you have lately expressed , we must be strangers ...
Page 108
... confidence which rather be- longed to the scenes of their early acquaintance , than to those which had passed betwixt them since Peveril had disclosed his affection , and thereby had brought restraint upon their inter- course . " 108 ...
... confidence which rather be- longed to the scenes of their early acquaintance , than to those which had passed betwixt them since Peveril had disclosed his affection , and thereby had brought restraint upon their inter- course . " 108 ...
Page 123
... confidence to a pitch which would have placed my life and that of others at the discretion of a boy , who , when the cause of God and his country is laid before him , has not leisure to think of them , so much is he occupied with such a ...
... confidence to a pitch which would have placed my life and that of others at the discretion of a boy , who , when the cause of God and his country is laid before him , has not leisure to think of them , so much is he occupied with such a ...
Page 202
... confidence . The threatening motion used by Fenella , he no longer considered as worthy of any notice , excepting as a new mark of the irritability of her temper . He amused himself with walking the deck , and musing on his past and ...
... confidence . The threatening motion used by Fenella , he no longer considered as worthy of any notice , excepting as a new mark of the irritability of her temper . He amused himself with walking the deck , and musing on his past and ...
Page 207
... confident tone , and such as shewed himself master of the subject on which he spoke . The price of the horse being settled to about fifteen pounds , which was very high for the period , that of the saddle and bridle had next to be ...
... confident tone , and such as shewed himself master of the subject on which he spoke . The price of the horse being settled to about fifteen pounds , which was very high for the period , that of the saddle and bridle had next to be ...
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acquainted Alice Bridgenorth ancient answered Bridgenorth answered Julian answered Peveril apartment better betwixt Black-Fort Bridlesley called captain Castle Castletown church companion countenance Countess Countess of Derby dame danger Dangerfield daugh daughter Deborah Deemster Derby Derbyshire door duty Earl Earl of Derby England exclaimed eyes faith father fear feelings Fenella Ganlesse hand hath hear heard heart Heaven Holm-Peel honour horse island Jesuit Julian Peveril King lady lence lian look madam maiden Major Bridgenorth Manx Martindale Master Bridgenorth Master Topham means mind mother night noble once passion pause person Peve poor Popish Plot present Protestant purpose rendered replied Bridgenorth replied Julian replied Peveril scarce secure seemed shew Sir Geoffrey smile Smith soon speak spoke stranger thee ther thing thou thought tion tone turn usual veril voice warrant White Horse Tavern young
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