The dull stone house, by Kenner Deene, Volume 2; Volume 1051862 |
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Page 34
... returned with the tea Mrs. Withers looked flushed . " Paul been again . " " Paul ! " " Yes . He's going on again to Percy Priory . Miss Percy is in delicate health . " " Bother Miss Percy . " " Paul will call here again to see you when ...
... returned with the tea Mrs. Withers looked flushed . " Paul been again . " " Paul ! " " Yes . He's going on again to Percy Priory . Miss Percy is in delicate health . " " Bother Miss Percy . " " Paul will call here again to see you when ...
Page 59
... returned to Percy Priory . Flora was to remain to dinner and to sleep . A servant was despatched to the rectory , where dwelt her father , to bring her a suitable dress , and the two girls entered the dining room at seven , the din- ner ...
... returned to Percy Priory . Flora was to remain to dinner and to sleep . A servant was despatched to the rectory , where dwelt her father , to bring her a suitable dress , and the two girls entered the dining room at seven , the din- ner ...
Page 72
... returned to the house wet through , her hair dishevelled , her garments shrunk . By a fire in the dining room she found Charles Roggmoore , who had drawn off his boots , thrust his feet into slippers , and was lolling in an arm chair ...
... returned to the house wet through , her hair dishevelled , her garments shrunk . By a fire in the dining room she found Charles Roggmoore , who had drawn off his boots , thrust his feet into slippers , and was lolling in an arm chair ...
Page 81
... returned to his meal . He heaped more logs on the fire ; and when he had supped he threw himself luxuriously amid the pillows of the velvet couch , and smoked a delicious cheroot with a smiling face . He was making up a tale to tell the ...
... returned to his meal . He heaped more logs on the fire ; and when he had supped he threw himself luxuriously amid the pillows of the velvet couch , and smoked a delicious cheroot with a smiling face . He was making up a tale to tell the ...
Page 88
... returning life . In about four hours time from the depar- ture of the groom , Paul , splashed with mud , and heated from his rough and hasty ride , came into the sick man's room . He bled him a little , and the patient fainted . On his ...
... returning life . In about four hours time from the depar- ture of the groom , Paul , splashed with mud , and heated from his rough and hasty ride , came into the sick man's room . He bled him a little , and the patient fainted . On his ...
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Page 131 - If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Page 109 - Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!
Page 106 - Ne'er tell me of glories serenely adorning The close of our day, the calm eve of our night: Give me back, give me back the wild freshness of morning, — Its smiles and its tears are worth evening's best light.
Page 156 - He was a good man and his loss will be deeply felt by a large circle of friends...
Page 210 - Towards the close of the last century, that is to say, about seventy years ago...