Peccavi! Or, Geoffrey Singleton's mistake, Volume 2 |
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... feel assured that ' Old Times Revived ' will stand out in bold relief , and be read and talked about and remembered when the great bulk of others published will be buried in the tomb of all the Capulets . " " - Scarborough Mercury . " A ...
... feel assured that ' Old Times Revived ' will stand out in bold relief , and be read and talked about and remembered when the great bulk of others published will be buried in the tomb of all the Capulets . " " - Scarborough Mercury . " A ...
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... feel it . " Such a hand ! It might have been a queen's or bishop's - it was such a plump , dimpled , dainty hand ; white as parian marble , and as smooth , yet with the delicate tracery of blue veins showing clearly through the softly ...
... feel it . " Such a hand ! It might have been a queen's or bishop's - it was such a plump , dimpled , dainty hand ; white as parian marble , and as smooth , yet with the delicate tracery of blue veins showing clearly through the softly ...
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... ever so much for your advice . But , Mr. Singleton - I'll trouble you for my hand . " I suppose she though he had had quite long enough time to feel her pulse . " Oh ! certainly . An article of this kind GEOFFREY SINGLETON'S MISTAKE . 5.
... ever so much for your advice . But , Mr. Singleton - I'll trouble you for my hand . " I suppose she though he had had quite long enough time to feel her pulse . " Oh ! certainly . An article of this kind GEOFFREY SINGLETON'S MISTAKE . 5.
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... me , this quarrel is a positive gain ; I feel like a liberated slave . " He bowed and moved towards the door . " Remember , I claim to be allowed to say that it was I who broke off this match , D 2 GEOFFREY SINGLETON'S MISTAKE . 51.
... me , this quarrel is a positive gain ; I feel like a liberated slave . " He bowed and moved towards the door . " Remember , I claim to be allowed to say that it was I who broke off this match , D 2 GEOFFREY SINGLETON'S MISTAKE . 51.
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... feel ; this room is suffocating ; it makes me so drowsy , too . Poor Geoffrey ! I should like to see him - again . " And then she fell off fast asleep . It was the maid servant of the house who woke her . She had brought up a card and ...
... feel ; this room is suffocating ; it makes me so drowsy , too . Poor Geoffrey ! I should like to see him - again . " And then she fell off fast asleep . It was the maid servant of the house who woke her . She had brought up a card and ...
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Page 188 - To think how poorly eloquence of words Translates the poetry of hearts like ours ! And when night came, amidst the breathless Heavens We'd guess what star should be our home when love Becomes immortal; while the perfumed light Stole through the mists of alabaster lamps, And every air was heavy with the sighs Of orange -groves and music from sweet lutes, And murmurs of low fountains that gush forth I' the midst of roses ! — Dost thou like the picture ? Pauline.
Page 54 - Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Prithee, why so pale? Will, when looking well can't move her, Looking ill prevail? Prithee, why so pale?
Page 188 - Thy curse would blast me less than thy forgiveness. Pauline [laughing wildly]. "This is thy palace, where the perfumed light Steals through the mist of alabaster lamps, And every air is heavy with the sighs Of orange-groves, and music from the sweet lutes, And murmurs of low fountains, that gush forth I
Page 23 - ... Something seems to oppress me — I am faint — I can scarcely breathe — Myrrhina shall give you the missive to-morrow. In the meantime, we are alone. Esca, you will not betray me. I can depend upon you. You are my slave, is it not so ? This shall be your manacle !" While she yet spoke, she took the bracelet from her arm and tried to clasp it round his wrist ; but the glittering fetter was too narrow for the largeboned Briton, and she could not make it meet. Pressing it hard with both hands,...