A strange world, by the author of 'Lady Audley's secret'. |
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... round the house . There's plenty of trees now , and a garden that has all gone to ruin . The gentle- man that owned Borcel spent all his money , people say , and old Squire Penwyn bought the place cheap , and turned it into a farm , and ...
... round the house . There's plenty of trees now , and a garden that has all gone to ruin . The gentle- man that owned Borcel spent all his money , people say , and old Squire Penwyn bought the place cheap , and turned it into a farm , and ...
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... round for a few days , and as mother thought he'd be company for me , and knew you wouldn't have any objection , she said yes . Mr. Clissold , that's the gentleman's name , is a friend of the family up yonder . ' An upward jerk of ...
... round for a few days , and as mother thought he'd be company for me , and knew you wouldn't have any objection , she said yes . Mr. Clissold , that's the gentleman's name , is a friend of the family up yonder . ' An upward jerk of ...
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... round of corned beef , and home - cured chine , the freshly gathered lettuces , and even the gooseberry pie and clotted cream . He and Martin talked all supper - time , while the house- mother carved , and the farmer abandoned himself ...
... round of corned beef , and home - cured chine , the freshly gathered lettuces , and even the gooseberry pie and clotted cream . He and Martin talked all supper - time , while the house- mother carved , and the farmer abandoned himself ...
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... round to the Squire of Penwyn . ' He rides well , ' said Martin , ' but I don't believe he's over - fond of hunting , though he subscribes handsomely to the hounds . I never knew such a fellow for doing everything liberally . He's bound ...
... round to the Squire of Penwyn . ' He rides well , ' said Martin , ' but I don't believe he's over - fond of hunting , though he subscribes handsomely to the hounds . I never knew such a fellow for doing everything liberally . He's bound ...
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... round Borcel . He would have the dog - cart ready early next morn- ing , directly after breakfast , in fact , and six o'clock was breakfast - time at the farm . Maurice was delighted with the friendly young fellow , and thought that he ...
... round Borcel . He would have the dog - cart ready early next morn- ing , directly after breakfast , in fact , and six o'clock was breakfast - time at the farm . Maurice was delighted with the friendly young fellow , and thought that he ...
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actress asked Maurice beauty better Borcel End bright burglar Cavendish Square child chintz church Churchill Penwyn clotted cream comfort Cornish Cornwall dare say dark Darvis daughter dear dinner door dress Eborsham Elspeth eyes face fair fancy father feel fellow fire Flittergilt gipsy girl grandmother grey hair hand happy hear heard heart Helstone hour husband James Penwyn's Justina kind knew Lady Cheshunt light lodge lodge-keeper London look Madge Manor House married Martin Trevanard Matthew Elgood Maurice Clissold Maurice's mind Miss Bellingham moorland morning mother murder Muriel never old woman Penwyn Manor perhaps pleasant poet poor pretty Rebecca Seacomb seemed seen servant Sir Lewis Dallas sister sorrow soul Squire Squire's supper suppose sweet talk Tarpan tell theatre There's thing thought Maurice told Tresillian turned Viola walked wife word young
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Page 246 - To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery. Take the instant way For honour travels in a strait so narrow, W'here one but goes abreast: keep then the path; For emulation hath a thousand sons, That one by one pursue: If you give way...
Page 34 - O'er all there hung a shadow and a fear ; A sense of mystery the spirit daunted, And said, as plain as whisper in the ear, The place is Haunted!
Page 24 - ... occasionally felt severely the loss of her children; often when she thought of them, she shut herself up in her garret, and wept bitterly. She carefully avoided schools, and every place where children were to be met; and seemed to be particularly conscientious in paying off the debts of Gottfried. She loved money, not so much for its own sake, as because it afforded her the means of making a figure among her acquaintances, and so of gratifying her vanity. Yet in spite of all these murders, she...