Queen MabD. Appleton, 1864 - 476 pages |
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Page 184
... Gardiner , which estate they at once christened O'Lally's Town , in anticipation , no doubt , of the flourishing aspect it was to take with time . Now it was a desert , and not a house appeared within view of that in which the Miss ...
... Gardiner , which estate they at once christened O'Lally's Town , in anticipation , no doubt , of the flourishing aspect it was to take with time . Now it was a desert , and not a house appeared within view of that in which the Miss ...
Page 185
... Gardiner , " said Miss Emily one evening . Miss Ellen took off her spectacles and looked at her sister . " Dear me ! " she exclaimed , " I never thought of that . ” The two sisters were sitting together in a wide , low room on the ...
... Gardiner , " said Miss Emily one evening . Miss Ellen took off her spectacles and looked at her sister . " Dear me ! " she exclaimed , " I never thought of that . ” The two sisters were sitting together in a wide , low room on the ...
Page 187
... Gardiner , agitatedly . " Honour and I have heard cries for help along the coast . It is a very wild night . " Both sisters turned extremely pale and looked ready to faint . They had a nervous dread of the sea , and possessed neither ...
... Gardiner , agitatedly . " Honour and I have heard cries for help along the coast . It is a very wild night . " Both sisters turned extremely pale and looked ready to faint . They had a nervous dread of the sea , and possessed neither ...
Page 188
... the Atlantic , did you , Cousin Ellen ? " Cousin Ellen did not answer , but looked helpless . " There is no wreck , " said Doctor Flinn . " What put that into your head ? " " We heard shouts , " here observed Miss Gardiner 188 QUEEN MAB .
... the Atlantic , did you , Cousin Ellen ? " Cousin Ellen did not answer , but looked helpless . " There is no wreck , " said Doctor Flinn . " What put that into your head ? " " We heard shouts , " here observed Miss Gardiner 188 QUEEN MAB .
Page 189
... Gardiner coloured . " Mr. Ford had lost his way , and shouted to find it again , and might have wandered till morning , I perceive , if I had not come up . Why don't you sit . by the fire , Mr. Ford , and dry your clothes ? -this is not ...
... Gardiner coloured . " Mr. Ford had lost his way , and shouted to find it again , and might have wandered till morning , I perceive , if I had not come up . Why don't you sit . by the fire , Mr. Ford , and dry your clothes ? -this is not ...
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Page 278 - He began walking up and down the room, with his hands in his pockets, talking aloud, and feeling with his old irritated fingers the two watches which he wore in his two fobs.