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Page 15
... turned his lanthorn upon me , in a painful yellow glare . " What ! " Tis the young ' un , " he grunted , after a moment . " Read the warrant , Thoms . " My captor began to fumble in his pocket , pulled out a paper , and bent down into ...
... turned his lanthorn upon me , in a painful yellow glare . " What ! " Tis the young ' un , " he grunted , after a moment . " Read the warrant , Thoms . " My captor began to fumble in his pocket , pulled out a paper , and bent down into ...
Page 16
... , " Hallo ! Hallo oo " ; then a number of voices . The horse stood , drooping its head , and the man turned in his saddle . " Runners , " he shouted , " Bow Street runners ! Come along , come along , boys ! We'll roast 16 ROMANCE.
... , " Hallo ! Hallo oo " ; then a number of voices . The horse stood , drooping its head , and the man turned in his saddle . " Runners , " he shouted , " Bow Street runners ! Come along , come along , boys ! We'll roast 16 ROMANCE.
Page 18
... turned me sharply round . " Don't struggle , " he whispered in my ear ; his silk handkerchief came cool across my eyelids . I felt hands fumbling with a knot at the back of my head . " You're all right , " he said again . The hubbub of ...
... turned me sharply round . " Don't struggle , " he whispered in my ear ; his silk handkerchief came cool across my eyelids . I felt hands fumbling with a knot at the back of my head . " You're all right , " he said again . The hubbub of ...
Page 24
... turned into the big inn at the junction of the London road to write a letter to his agent bidding him house me and employ me as an improver . For fear of compromis- ing him we waited in the shadow of trees a furlong or two down the road ...
... turned into the big inn at the junction of the London road to write a letter to his agent bidding him house me and employ me as an improver . For fear of compromis- ing him we waited in the shadow of trees a furlong or two down the road ...
Page 30
... turned to a shadow , spotted here and there with little lights . Behind us a cock crowed . The shingle crashed at intervals beneath the feet of a large body of men . I remembered the smugglers ; but it was as if I had re- membered them ...
... turned to a shadow , spotted here and there with little lights . Behind us a cock crowed . The shingle crashed at intervals beneath the feet of a large body of men . I remembered the smugglers ; but it was as if I had re- membered them ...
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