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Page 158
... fear lest each should con- ceal a lurking enemy ; and often , as Edith looked back , she was struck with the sin- gularly mournful and distressed expression of her countenance . CHAPTER VIII . " Strange and several noises Of roaring 158 ...
... fear lest each should con- ceal a lurking enemy ; and often , as Edith looked back , she was struck with the sin- gularly mournful and distressed expression of her countenance . CHAPTER VIII . " Strange and several noises Of roaring 158 ...
Page 164
... , and as yet unseen , sufferer , fearful even at a distance , grew into the wildest shrieks of fear , mingled with groans , howls , broken prayers and execrations , and half inarticulate expressions , 164 NICK OF THE WOODS .
... , and as yet unseen , sufferer , fearful even at a distance , grew into the wildest shrieks of fear , mingled with groans , howls , broken prayers and execrations , and half inarticulate expressions , 164 NICK OF THE WOODS .
Page 167
... fear , showed how often the uneasiness of his horse , round whose body his legs were wrapped with the convulsive energy of des- pair , had brought him to the very verge of strangulation . The yells of mortal terror , for such they had ...
... fear , showed how often the uneasiness of his horse , round whose body his legs were wrapped with the convulsive energy of des- pair , had brought him to the very verge of strangulation . The yells of mortal terror , for such they had ...
Page 179
... fears lest , if In- dians were abroad , they would be found lying in ambush at the upper and more frequented pass of the river , the girl had none to give ; and , in consequence , Roland , ( though secretly wondering at her pertina ...
... fears lest , if In- dians were abroad , they would be found lying in ambush at the upper and more frequented pass of the river , the girl had none to give ; and , in consequence , Roland , ( though secretly wondering at her pertina ...
Page 182
... fear . " " How , you villain ! " said Roland , in amazement , " do you take us for wild Indians ? " 66 What , by the holy hokey , and a'n't you ? " cried the stranger , his rage giving way to the most lively transports . " Chris- tian ...
... fear . " " How , you villain ! " said Roland , in amazement , " do you take us for wild Indians ? " 66 What , by the holy hokey , and a'n't you ? " cried the stranger , his rage giving way to the most lively transports . " Chris- tian ...
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