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Page 9
... door , which was at the same time slowly opened . « Demand that an- swer now , for here stands Ralph Bridgenorth . » > As he spoke , he entered the apartment with his usual slow and sedate step -- raised his flap- ed and steeple ...
... door , which was at the same time slowly opened . « Demand that an- swer now , for here stands Ralph Bridgenorth . » > As he spoke , he entered the apartment with his usual slow and sedate step -- raised his flap- ed and steeple ...
Page 10
... door ; then turned his looks to Major Bridge- north , and then sunk them on the ground . The major continued to regard him in profound si- lence ; his looks were melancholy and even aus- tere ; but there was nothing which indicated ...
... door ; then turned his looks to Major Bridge- north , and then sunk them on the ground . The major continued to regard him in profound si- lence ; his looks were melancholy and even aus- tere ; but there was nothing which indicated ...
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... door was opened for a reconciliation . >> « Peace , young man , " said Bridgenorth , « thou speakest of thou knowest not what . To forgive our human wrongs is christian - like and com- mendable ; but we have no commission to for- give ...
... door was opened for a reconciliation . >> « Peace , young man , " said Bridgenorth , « thou speakest of thou knowest not what . To forgive our human wrongs is christian - like and com- mendable ; but we have no commission to for- give ...
Page 17
... door , where man beholds no means of issue . Julian , your mother , for one to whom the truth is unknown , is , after the fashion of the world , one of the best , and one of the wisest of women ; and Providence , which gave her so fair ...
... door , where man beholds no means of issue . Julian , your mother , for one to whom the truth is unknown , is , after the fashion of the world , one of the best , and one of the wisest of women ; and Providence , which gave her so fair ...
Page 128
... door of his apartment , which the servant had left ajar , a sound like a deep sigh , which was instantly succeeded by a gentle tap- « Come in , » replied Julian , some- what ashamed of his exclamation , and not a little afraid that it ...
... door of his apartment , which the servant had left ajar , a sound like a deep sigh , which was instantly succeeded by a gentle tap- « Come in , » replied Julian , some- what ashamed of his exclamation , and not a little afraid that it ...
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