The valley of the Maude; or, 'On dits' [sic].1862 |
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Page 73
... letters of my name upon it , ' said Forrest , in much confusion . Besides , the handkerchief is not forth- coming . ' 6 His countenance betrayeda consciousness which was not lost on Count Severski . ' There is only one thing left for me ...
... letters of my name upon it , ' said Forrest , in much confusion . Besides , the handkerchief is not forth- coming . ' 6 His countenance betrayeda consciousness which was not lost on Count Severski . ' There is only one thing left for me ...
Page 114
... letter done yet , Sybil ? ' said Mrs. Glynne . ' I ordered the car- riage round at four ; it must be nearly four now . ' ' No , I have not finished it ; and I think it will be too hot to go out this afternoon ; I wonder you ordered the ...
... letter done yet , Sybil ? ' said Mrs. Glynne . ' I ordered the car- riage round at four ; it must be nearly four now . ' ' No , I have not finished it ; and I think it will be too hot to go out this afternoon ; I wonder you ordered the ...
Page 126
... face- ' Syb , tell me has he said anything about anything relating to you un- derstand me . ' ' Yes , I do ; but Nina's letters are not explicit explicit . She says but little ; and that little 126 The Valley of the Maude.
... face- ' Syb , tell me has he said anything about anything relating to you un- derstand me . ' ' Yes , I do ; but Nina's letters are not explicit explicit . She says but little ; and that little 126 The Valley of the Maude.
Page 169
... letters which he received from home did not tend to lessen this inclination . A sort of half - official inquiry had been made as to the disappearance of Trent . He had been sought for far and near ; yet as no proofs existed of any ...
... letters which he received from home did not tend to lessen this inclination . A sort of half - official inquiry had been made as to the disappearance of Trent . He had been sought for far and near ; yet as no proofs existed of any ...
Page 173
... letters from his brothers and occasional communi- cations from another correspondent or two that he had been put in possession of some of the circumstances which had influenced , so unhappily , the state of things at Mau- den Hall ...
... letters from his brothers and occasional communi- cations from another correspondent or two that he had been put in possession of some of the circumstances which had influenced , so unhappily , the state of things at Mau- den Hall ...
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acquaintance agreeable appearance Archdeacon beautiful Betty billa bread sauce Captain Clarke carriage certainly charming CHURCH Co.'s Literary Announcements colour companion conversation Count Severski Cuthbert Bede daugh dear deep door dress English Ernest Eugene Mauden Eugene's eyes face father fear feeling felt Forrest Frank Mauden Fred gentleman Grey hand handkerchief head heard hints keeper ladder lady light look Lord Robert Montagu manner Martyn Mauden Hall Mayland Miller mind Miss Syb mother mysterious never Nina Glynne Novel once Otley pale party passed person poet portmanteau possession Post 8vo racter reply returned river robber scenery Seaton Bay seemed seen Serene Highness servant slopes smiling Squire stood strange stranger Sybilla Payne talk tell thee Thomas Hood thought tion took trees Trent turned University of Dublin village visitors vols walked Westonshire wife Wilbraham window young
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