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Page 20
... hand of my only child - the sum of my worldly substance , though that is but dross in comparison . You ask the key of the only fountain from which I may yet hope to drink one pleasant draught ; you ask to be the sole and absolute keeper ...
... hand of my only child - the sum of my worldly substance , though that is but dross in comparison . You ask the key of the only fountain from which I may yet hope to drink one pleasant draught ; you ask to be the sole and absolute keeper ...
Page 21
... hand the blood of my near connexion , and I had , in such case , a right to call on every liege subject to render assistance to the execution . My late friendly neighbour , bound , as a man and a magistrate , to give ready assistance to ...
... hand the blood of my near connexion , and I had , in such case , a right to call on every liege subject to render assistance to the execution . My late friendly neighbour , bound , as a man and a magistrate , to give ready assistance to ...
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... hands with those who have poured forth the blood of our brethren . " He looked at the picture of Christian , and was silent for a few minutes , as if he feared to give too violent way to his own impetuosity , and re- sumed the discourse ...
... hands with those who have poured forth the blood of our brethren . " He looked at the picture of Christian , and was silent for a few minutes , as if he feared to give too violent way to his own impetuosity , and re- sumed the discourse ...
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... thou shalt be to me , for this day , as the child of her without whom my house had been extinct . " So saying , he stretched out his thin , bony hand , and grasped that of Julian Peveril ; but 28 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
... thou shalt be to me , for this day , as the child of her without whom my house had been extinct . " So saying , he stretched out his thin , bony hand , and grasped that of Julian Peveril ; but 28 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
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Walter Scott. hand , and grasped that of Julian Peveril ; but there was such a look of mourning in his wel- come , that whatever delight the youth anticipa- ted , spending so long a time in the neighbour- hood of Alice Bridgenorth ...
Walter Scott. hand , and grasped that of Julian Peveril ; but there was such a look of mourning in his wel- come , that whatever delight the youth anticipa- ted , spending so long a time in the neighbour- hood of Alice Bridgenorth ...
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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