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Page 8
... like one who treads in a sick chamber , and opening the door of the interior
apartment with a slow and trembling hand , as he would have withdrawn the
curtains of a dying friend , he saw within the scene which we are about to
describe .
... like one who treads in a sick chamber , and opening the door of the interior
apartment with a slow and trembling hand , as he would have withdrawn the
curtains of a dying friend , he saw within the scene which we are about to
describe .
Page 18
... something touching my cousin Alice , said Everard , with embarrassment ;
but I fear that the prejudices of both are so strong against me Sir , I dare turn my
daughter loose to you I will go join the good doctor in dame Joan's apartment .
... something touching my cousin Alice , said Everard , with embarrassment ;
but I fear that the prejudices of both are so strong against me Sir , I dare turn my
daughter loose to you I will go join the good doctor in dame Joan's apartment .
Page 57
... and other suites of apartments , diverged . The corporal respectfully promised
all obedience to his orders . The serving - men being called , appeared also in
double force . Everard demanded to know whether the Commissioners had gone
to ...
... and other suites of apartments , diverged . The corporal respectfully promised
all obedience to his orders . The serving - men being called , appeared also in
double force . Everard demanded to know whether the Commissioners had gone
to ...
Page 58
said Everard , are Colonel Desborough and Master Bletson both in the same
sleeping apartment ? " Their honours have so chosen it , " said the man ; and
their honours ' secretaries remain upon guard all night . It is the fashion to
double ...
said Everard , are Colonel Desborough and Master Bletson both in the same
sleeping apartment ? " Their honours have so chosen it , " said the man ; and
their honours ' secretaries remain upon guard all night . It is the fashion to
double ...
Page 60
They were preparing for bed as he went into their apartment . Both started as the
door opened both rejoiced when they saw it was only Everard who entered .
Hark ye hither , said Bletson , pulling him aside , sawest thou ever ass equal ...
They were preparing for bed as he went into their apartment . Both started as the
door opened both rejoiced when they saw it was only Everard who entered .
Hark ye hither , said Bletson , pulling him aside , sawest thou ever ass equal ...
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| Title | Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 2 Woodstock: Or, The Cavalier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Walter Scott |
| Author | Walter Scott |
| Publisher | A. Constable and Company, 1826 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 370 pages |
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