Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2Pub. for the Trade, 1823 - Great Britain |
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Page 33
... keep beside them their weapons , as did the Jews at the rebuilding of the Temple . So we sallied forth with our guns and pikes , and heard the whoop of these incarnate devils , al- ready in possession of a part of the town , and ex ...
... keep beside them their weapons , as did the Jews at the rebuilding of the Temple . So we sallied forth with our guns and pikes , and heard the whoop of these incarnate devils , al- ready in possession of a part of the town , and ex ...
Page 61
... keep the law on our side . » << Were it not better , " said Peveril , « if by any means these men could be induced to quit the island ? » " Surely , " replied the earl ; « but that will be no easy matter - they are stubborn on prin ...
... keep the law on our side . » << Were it not better , " said Peveril , « if by any means these men could be induced to quit the island ? » " Surely , " replied the earl ; « but that will be no easy matter - they are stubborn on prin ...
Page 74
... By whatever means she , who so seldom stirred from the countess's apartment , had become acquainted with a secret which he thought entirely his own , he esteemed it the more necessary to keep the appointed 74 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
... By whatever means she , who so seldom stirred from the countess's apartment , had become acquainted with a secret which he thought entirely his own , he esteemed it the more necessary to keep the appointed 74 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
Page 75
... keep the appointed rendezvous , that he might learn from Alice , if possible , how the secret had transpired . He had also formed the intention of seeking out Bridgenorth ; entertaining an idea that a person so reasonable and calm as he ...
... keep the appointed rendezvous , that he might learn from Alice , if possible , how the secret had transpired . He had also formed the intention of seeking out Bridgenorth ; entertaining an idea that a person so reasonable and calm as he ...
Page 135
... keep , or inhabited part of the castle , by a series of obscure passages lead- ing to a postern gate , which she unlocked with a key , selected from a bundle which she carried at her girdle . open They now stood in the castle- yard , in ...
... keep , or inhabited part of the castle , by a series of obscure passages lead- ing to a postern gate , which she unlocked with a key , selected from a bundle which she carried at her girdle . open They now stood in the castle- yard , in ...
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acquainted Alice Bridgenorth ancient answered Bridgenorth answered Julian answered Peveril apartment better betwixt Black-Fort Bridlesley called captain Castletown church companion coun countenance countess Countess of Derby dame danger Dangerfield daugh daughter Deborah Deemster Derby Derbyshire desire door duty earl Earl of Derby England exclaimed eyes faith father fear feelings fellow Fenella Ganlesse hand hath hear heard heart Heaven Holm-Peel honour horse House of Commons island Jesuit journey Julian Peveril King lian look lord madam maiden Major Bridgenorth Master Bridgenorth Master Julian Master Topham means mind mother night noble once passion pause perhaps person Peve poor Popish Plot present purpose racter rendered replied Bridgenorth replied Julian replied Peveril roundheaded scarce seemed shew Sir Geoffrey Smith soon speak spoke stranger thee thing thou thought tion tone turned usual voice warrant White Horse Tavern young