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... reasonable . >> << Reasonable ? >> replied Julian ; « It is you , Alice , who deprive me altogether of reason . Did you not say , that if our parents could be brought to consent to our union , you would no longer 6 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
... reasonable . >> << Reasonable ? >> replied Julian ; « It is you , Alice , who deprive me altogether of reason . Did you not say , that if our parents could be brought to consent to our union , you would no longer 6 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
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... replied Bridge- north , << till I shew you the amount of what you offer me in exchange for a boon , which , what- ever may be its intrinsic value , is earnestly desir- ed by you , and comprehends all that is valuable on earth which I ...
... replied Bridge- north , << till I shew you the amount of what you offer me in exchange for a boon , which , what- ever may be its intrinsic value , is earnestly desir- ed by you , and comprehends all that is valuable on earth which I ...
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... replied , « was never humbled . » " Had you said the sons of that house had never been humble , » answered Bridgenorth , « you would have come nearer the truth.- -Are you not humbled ? Live your not here , the lac- key of a haughty ...
... replied , « was never humbled . » " Had you said the sons of that house had never been humble , » answered Bridgenorth , « you would have come nearer the truth.- -Are you not humbled ? Live your not here , the lac- key of a haughty ...
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... replied Bridgenorth , « even as the sluice brings into action the sleeping waters of the lake , which it finally drains . Necessity in- vents arts and discovers means ; and what neces- sity is sterner than that of civil war ? Therefore ...
... replied Bridgenorth , « even as the sluice brings into action the sleeping waters of the lake , which it finally drains . Necessity in- vents arts and discovers means ; and what neces- sity is sterner than that of civil war ? Therefore ...
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... replied Bridgenorth , << it had not existed in this state of trial , where all temporal evil is alleviated by something good in its progress or result , and where all that is good is close coupled with that which is in itself evil ...
... replied Bridgenorth , << it had not existed in this state of trial , where all temporal evil is alleviated by something good in its progress or result , and where all that is good is close coupled with that which is in itself evil ...
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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