The Devil's GardenWilliam Dale and Mavis are both in service with Lord Barradine. Dale wants to move up in the world, and, with Barradine's influence is appointed postmaster. When loses his temper at a soldier, William puts his job in danger. Mavis goes back to Barradine for help; the cost of help will be giving in to Barradine. Dale's job is again secure, but when he discovers Mavis's infidelity, he kills Barradine and gets away with it. The murder haunts him. Years later, William and Mavis take young Norah in, William discovers he is drawn to her. To his horror, William realizes he is no better than Barradine. Seeking forgiveness, he sacrifices his life saving some little girls from a huge fire. |
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... coming out on top . Maybe , this is like touch - and - go . I don't say it isn't . But I know my vaarlue - and I mean to let them know it , if they don't know it already . Look at my record ! Who's goin ' to pick a hole in it ? " " No ...
... coming out on top . Maybe , this is like touch - and - go . I don't say it isn't . But I know my vaarlue - and I mean to let them know it , if they don't know it already . Look at my record ! Who's goin ' to pick a hole in it ? " " No ...
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... coming and finding that it did not come . He was one of a weary regiment of people waiting for interviews . Clerks behind counters of in- quiry offices hunted him up in pigeon - holes , looked for him in files and on skewers . " Oh ...
... coming and finding that it did not come . He was one of a weary regiment of people waiting for interviews . Clerks behind counters of in- quiry offices hunted him up in pigeon - holes , looked for him in files and on skewers . " Oh ...
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... coming between us . " " Ah , I understand , " said the Colonel , with great politeness . " Such was my confident feeling , sir - my full con- fidence that , having heard me , you'd bear me out as doing my duty , and no more nor no less ...
... coming between us . " " Ah , I understand , " said the Colonel , with great politeness . " Such was my confident feeling , sir - my full con- fidence that , having heard me , you'd bear me out as doing my duty , and no more nor no less ...
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... coming to have a bang at the Abbey partridges in September . He further reminded the Colonel that he did not consider himself a stranger , because they used to meet often at such and such a place . He also asked if the Colonel kept up ...
... coming to have a bang at the Abbey partridges in September . He further reminded the Colonel that he did not consider himself a stranger , because they used to meet often at such and such a place . He also asked if the Colonel kept up ...
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... coming to him . Throughout the walk the only thoughts tinged with solemnity were those which sprang from his always deepening gratitude to Mr. Barradine . He wanted to pay a ceremonious call for the purpose of expressing his 64 THE ...
... coming to him . Throughout the walk the only thoughts tinged with solemnity were those which sprang from his always deepening gratitude to Mr. Barradine . He wanted to pay a ceremonious call for the purpose of expressing his 64 THE ...
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Abbey Allen arms asked Barradine Barradine's Bates began chair church cottage Dale's dark dead dear Devil's Garden door dreams Druitt Euston Road eyes face feel felt finger of God garden gave girl gone Goudie Grosvenor Place Hadleigh Wood hand happy head heard heart horse husband kiss kitchen knew laughed light London looked Maghull Mary mind morning never nice night Norah North Ride once one's Osborn Otterford parquetry passed perhaps Petherick postmaster Rachel ride Ridgett road Rodchurch Rodhaven round seemed shoulders sloe gin slouch hat smiled sound speak spoke staring stood strong talk tell thank there's thing thought tion told trees trouble turned Veale Vine-Pits voice W. B. Maxwell wait walked watched whisper whole wife William window wish words young
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Page 240 - The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; And there may I, though vile as he, Wash all my sins away.
Page 236 - HAIL, sovereign love, that first began The scheme to rescue fallen man ! Hail, matchless, free, eternal grace, That gave my soul a hiding-place...
Page 61 - History — the superstitious craving to win for prayer the favor of consecrated localities — did not expire with the Crusades. Can we wonder that, under such circumstances, there should have arisen the feeling, the desire, the belief, that if Mahomet could not go to the mountain, the mountain must come to Mahomet ? The House of Loretto is the petrifaction, so to speak, of the " Last sigh of the Crusades;" suggested possibly by the Holy House of St.
Page 397 - None less than God's almighty Son Can move such loads of sin ; The water from his side must run, To wash this dungeon clean.
Page 334 - I'll tell you. But you tell me something first. Does Mrs. Dale think this place is haunted?" He changed his attitude abruptly, put his hands on her shoulders and held her away from him, so that he could see her face. " What was it you asked me? " " Does she fancy the wood is haunted?
Page 237 - Its loathsome stench emits; And, brooding in each secret cell, Some hideous monster sits.] 3 [Swarms of ill thoughts their bane diffuse, Proud, envious, false, unclean; And every...
Page 237 - Lord, when thy Spirit descends to show The badness of our hearts, Astonished at the amazing view, The soul with horror starts. The dungeon, opening foul as hell, Its loathsome stench emits ; And, brooding in each secret cell, Some hideous monster sits. Swarms of ill thoughts their bane diffuse, Proud, envious, false, unclean ; And every ransacked corner shows Some unsuspected sin.