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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... window for a few moments , meditatively looking about him . The sunlight made the metal cover of the hot dish shine like beautifully polished silver ; it flashed on the rims of white teacups , and , playing some prismatic trick with the ...
... window for a few moments , meditatively looking about him . The sunlight made the metal cover of the hot dish shine like beautifully polished silver ; it flashed on the rims of white teacups , and , playing some prismatic trick with the ...
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... window , merely screened from the public eye and the public ear by glass partition- work , instead of placing it all at the back , out of every- body's way . " I told them it was wrong from the first --when they were refitting the ...
... window , merely screened from the public eye and the public ear by glass partition- work , instead of placing it all at the back , out of every- body's way . " I told them it was wrong from the first --when they were refitting the ...
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... window - curtains imperceptibly faded ; the whole world seemed to be growing quiet and cool and gray . The sounds of voices and the rumble of passing wheels rose so drowsily from the street that they did not disturb one's sense of peace ...
... window - curtains imperceptibly faded ; the whole world seemed to be growing quiet and cool and gray . The sounds of voices and the rumble of passing wheels rose so drowsily from the street that they did not disturb one's sense of peace ...
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... window for what appeared to be hours , and yet they would not bring out the bags . What in the name of reason were they waiting for now ? Then at last he detected the movement of shuffling footsteps ; he heard voices - Ridgett's voice ...
... window for what appeared to be hours , and yet they would not bring out the bags . What in the name of reason were they waiting for now ? Then at last he detected the movement of shuffling footsteps ; he heard voices - Ridgett's voice ...
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... window again ; they were taking in the bags ; bolts shot into their fastenings , a key turned in a lock , and the clerk went back to bed at the top of the house . All was over now . Nothing more would happen until the other clerk came ...
... window again ; they were taking in the bags ; bolts shot into their fastenings , a key turned in a lock , and the clerk went back to bed at the top of the house . All was over now . Nothing more would happen until the other clerk came ...
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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.
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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.