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... ear to chin , lost itself in the shadows of black lace falling from dark hair that was not quite black . She spoke as if the words clung to her lips ; as if she had to put them forth deli- cately for fear of damaging the frail things ...
... ear to chin , lost itself in the shadows of black lace falling from dark hair that was not quite black . She spoke as if the words clung to her lips ; as if she had to put them forth deli- cately for fear of damaging the frail things ...
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... . " In the King's name . . . . " It was a most sudden catastrophe . A hand was clutching my windpipe . " Don't you so much as squeak , Mr. Castro , " a voice whispered in my ear . The lanthorn light suddenly died out , and I heard II.
... . " In the King's name . . . . " It was a most sudden catastrophe . A hand was clutching my windpipe . " Don't you so much as squeak , Mr. Castro , " a voice whispered in my ear . The lanthorn light suddenly died out , and I heard II.
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... ears , trotted warily towards us . What " What's up ? " he hailed from a matter of ten yards . are you showing that glim for ? Anything wrong below ? " The runners kept silence ; we heard the click of a pistol lock . " In the king's ...
... ears , trotted warily towards us . What " What's up ? " he hailed from a matter of ten yards . are you showing that glim for ? Anything wrong below ? " The runners kept silence ; we heard the click of a pistol lock . " In the king's ...
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... ears . " We're in for it , " Lillywhite grunted . " D - n this county of Kent . " Thoms never loosed his hold of my collar . At the steep of the hill the men and horses came into sight against the white sky , a confused crowd of ominous ...
... ears . " We're in for it , " Lillywhite grunted . " D - n this county of Kent . " Thoms never loosed his hold of my collar . At the steep of the hill the men and horses came into sight against the white sky , a confused crowd of ominous ...
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... 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 voices ceased suddenly . " Now , lads , bring ' em along . " A ...
... 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 voices ceased suddenly . " Now , lads , bring ' em along . " A ...
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Page 115 - he would die of grief. The general effect of the place was of vitality exhausted, of a body calcined, of romance turned into stone. The still air, the hot sunshine, the white beach curving around the deserted sheet of water, the
Page 110 - I would like best to see you marry my cousin. Once before a woman of our race had married an Englishman. She had been happy. English things last forever—English peace, English power, English fidelity. It is a country of much serenity, of order,
Page 355 - WHY have I been brought here, your worships?" I asked, with a great deal of firmness. There were two figures in black, the one beside, the other behind a large black table. I was placed in front of them, between two soldiers, in the
Page 108 - king, had fought against the French, had a price put upon his head by a special proclamation. He had known passion, power, war, exile, and love. He had been thanked by his returned king,
Page 165 - their long knives. They came in a disorderly, shouting mob along the beach, intending this not for an attack, but as a simple demonstration. The sight of the open gate struck them with wonder. The bishop's coach
Page 108 - et armis, a nun from a convent, incurring the enmity of the Church and the displeasure of his sovereign. He had sacrificed all his fortune in Europe to the service of
Page 349 - of my hair was concealed by the handkerchief bound under my hat; my footsteps echoed loudly under the vault, and I penetrated into the heart of the city. And directly, it seemed to me, I had stepped back three hundred years. I had never seen anything so old; this was the abandoned inheritance of an adventurous race, that seemed to have thrown all its might, all its
Page 404 - Who is it that refuses to drink a glass of brandy?' He asked me what countryman I was, and if I was an American." There were two others from the unfortunate