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Page 131
... Serena , on account of her generally placid demeanour ; and as her father was very fond of seeing her dressed in white and silver , because he thought she looked prettiest when so attired ; she was not unfrequently called the silver ...
... Serena , on account of her generally placid demeanour ; and as her father was very fond of seeing her dressed in white and silver , because he thought she looked prettiest when so attired ; she was not unfrequently called the silver ...
Page 132
... Serena received a very good education ; for her nurse taught her so well how to work with the needle , that all the finest tapestry hangings in the castle were said to be in part wrought by her . The old minstrel instructed her in play ...
... Serena received a very good education ; for her nurse taught her so well how to work with the needle , that all the finest tapestry hangings in the castle were said to be in part wrought by her . The old minstrel instructed her in play ...
Page 133
... Serena was issuing from the castle gates , she was quite sure it was the Pixies , and nothing but the Pixies , who thus led him along to give him , as a very great favour , to Serena for a husband . Serena at first appeared to like him ...
... Serena was issuing from the castle gates , she was quite sure it was the Pixies , and nothing but the Pixies , who thus led him along to give him , as a very great favour , to Serena for a husband . Serena at first appeared to like him ...
Page 134
... Serena paid little heed to this good advice , but soon after indulged in such extravagance and gaiety , in so much dancing and singing , that Father Hilary interfered , and strictly enjoined her , as a sort of penance for spending her ...
... Serena paid little heed to this good advice , but soon after indulged in such extravagance and gaiety , in so much dancing and singing , that Father Hilary interfered , and strictly enjoined her , as a sort of penance for spending her ...
Page 135
... Serena took leave of her aged counsellor with repeated promises to mind what she said . She passed the castle gates in a somewhat hurried manner , for fear of meeting Father Hilary , as she liked not to be lectured by him on her way ...
... Serena took leave of her aged counsellor with repeated promises to mind what she said . She passed the castle gates in a somewhat hurried manner , for fear of meeting Father Hilary , as she liked not to be lectured by him on her way ...
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Anastatia Steer bade Baron La Zouch beautiful Betsy Humming bird brave Bridget broken lance called castle chough cloak cloth coloured Cornwall Countess of Devon Crabby Cross Crediton dark Dartmoor death Devonshire Dinant door dressed ears Edition Engravings exclaimed eyes Father Hilary Fcap fear follow Fontina Gammer Guy gave give hall hand head hear heard Henry de Bath hundred and forty JOHN GILBERT Johnny king live looked Mabel master Master Constable metheglin moon moor morning Nathan's Kieve natural arch needle never night North Tawton nurse old Anastatia old Joan old Swillpot once Penruffin pool poor pretty Randolph Rowle rocks Roger de Stevenson round seemed seen Serena SILVER BELL Sir Henry Sir Roger soon spot stones stood Stories strange stream tail Tavistock thing Tintagel Tiverton took Tregarrens Tregony Trevenna waterfall whilst wicked Will's William Courtenay woman wood word young friends
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