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Page 69
Walter Scott. called Julian , in respect of his mother being a kinswoman of her husband , ) " you were ill abroad last night , when we much needed your counsel . " Julian answered with a blush which he could not prevent , " That he had ...
Walter Scott. called Julian , in respect of his mother being a kinswoman of her husband , ) " you were ill abroad last night , when we much needed your counsel . " Julian answered with a blush which he could not prevent , " That he had ...
Page 70
... mother's fondness , even when she was most angry with him for being deficient in the pecu- liar and chivalrous disposition which had distin- guished his father , and which was so analogous to her own romantic and high - minded character ...
... mother's fondness , even when she was most angry with him for being deficient in the pecu- liar and chivalrous disposition which had distin- guished his father , and which was so analogous to her own romantic and high - minded character ...
Page 71
... mother has omit- ted to tell you the culprit was pretty Peggy of Ramsay , and her crime what in Cupid's courts would have been called a peccadillo . " " Do not you make yourself worse than you are , " replied Peveril , who observed the ...
... mother has omit- ted to tell you the culprit was pretty Peggy of Ramsay , and her crime what in Cupid's courts would have been called a peccadillo . " " Do not you make yourself worse than you are , " replied Peveril , who observed the ...
Page 73
... Mother , dearest mother , " said the Earl , startled out of his apathy , and taking her hand , which he kissed tenderly , " I did but jest - the signet is safe - Peveril knows that it is so . - Go fetch it , Julian , for Heaven's sake ...
... Mother , dearest mother , " said the Earl , startled out of his apathy , and taking her hand , which he kissed tenderly , " I did but jest - the signet is safe - Peveril knows that it is so . - Go fetch it , Julian , for Heaven's sake ...
Page 74
... mother , " said the Earl , interrupting her affectionately . " It is true , I cannot promise to be all my father and his fa- thers were ; for we wear silk vests for their steel coats , and feathered beavers for their crested helmets ...
... mother , " said the Earl , interrupting her affectionately . " It is true , I cannot promise to be all my father and his fa- thers were ; for we wear silk vests for their steel coats , and feathered beavers for their crested helmets ...
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