A strange world, by the author of 'Lady Audley's secret'. |
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... story of the heir of Penwyn . ' He was the best of all , ' she said ; ' Mr. Balfour we saw very little of after he grew up , being the youngest to marry and leave home ; Mr. James was a kind , easy - going young fellow enough ; but Mr ...
... story of the heir of Penwyn . ' He was the best of all , ' she said ; ' Mr. Balfour we saw very little of after he grew up , being the youngest to marry and leave home ; Mr. James was a kind , easy - going young fellow enough ; but Mr ...
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... story . The sun was low , and he had yet to find a lodging for the night . He had walked far since morning , and was not disposed to retrace his steps to the nearest town , a place called Seacomb , consisting of a long straggling street ...
... story . The sun was low , and he had yet to find a lodging for the night . He had walked far since morning , and was not disposed to retrace his steps to the nearest town , a place called Seacomb , consisting of a long straggling street ...
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... stories , and sung to me in the twilight . Many a time I've fallen asleep in her lap , lulled by her sweet voice ... story I've never quite got to the bottom of . It's a sore subject even with father , who's easy enough to deal with ...
... stories , and sung to me in the twilight . Many a time I've fallen asleep in her lap , lulled by her sweet voice ... story I've never quite got to the bottom of . It's a sore subject even with father , who's easy enough to deal with ...
Page 64
... worst enemy . with a bitter laugh . with my child ? ' Mother ! My mother ! ' Ask her what she has done That question came upon Maurice Clissold like a revelation . Here was a sadder story than he had 64 A STRANGE WORLD .
... worst enemy . with a bitter laugh . with my child ? ' Mother ! My mother ! ' Ask her what she has done That question came upon Maurice Clissold like a revelation . Here was a sadder story than he had 64 A STRANGE WORLD .
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... story which no word of Martin's had hinted at , a story of shame as well as of sorrow , perchance . He remained silent , troubled and perplexed by this new turn of affairs . His office of consoler , his attempt to smooth the tangled ...
... story which no word of Martin's had hinted at , a story of shame as well as of sorrow , perchance . He remained silent , troubled and perplexed by this new turn of affairs . His office of consoler , his attempt to smooth the tangled ...
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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...