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to demand who was without at that time of the night . To have attempted anything
like an ex- . planation with poor dame Joan , would have been quite hopeless ;
the Colonel , therefore , put her gently aside , and shaking himself loose from the
...
to demand who was without at that time of the night . To have attempted anything
like an ex- . planation with poor dame Joan , would have been quite hopeless ;
the Colonel , therefore , put her gently aside , and shaking himself loose from the
...
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And yet this day , or rather night , I could have , as I think , made a conquest
which baffled you . " “ Indeed ? " said the Colonel , becoming attentive . Why ,
look you , ” said Wildrake , “ it was a main object with you to induce Mistress Alice
Lee ...
And yet this day , or rather night , I could have , as I think , made a conquest
which baffled you . " “ Indeed ? " said the Colonel , becoming attentive . Why ,
look you , ” said Wildrake , “ it was a main object with you to induce Mistress Alice
Lee ...
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I ? " replied the cavalier , “ I , who never saw Mistress Alice in my life till to - night ,
and then only for an instant - zooks , man , how is that possible ? " “ True , "
replied Everard , and seemed lost in thought . At length he spoke— “ I should call
...
I ? " replied the cavalier , “ I , who never saw Mistress Alice in my life till to - night ,
and then only for an instant - zooks , man , how is that possible ? " “ True , "
replied Everard , and seemed lost in thought . At length he spoke— “ I should call
...
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Remember , I may serve or harm thee ; and as you hope or fear anything on my
part , answer straight - forward What has happened to drive out thy master to the
wild wood at this time of night ? ” “ Forsooth , worthy and honoured sir , I will ...
Remember , I may serve or harm thee ; and as you hope or fear anything on my
part , answer straight - forward What has happened to drive out thy master to the
wild wood at this time of night ? ” “ Forsooth , worthy and honoured sir , I will ...
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... that since the Scottish campaign he hath had a perpetual ague , which obliges
him so to nourish his frame against the damps of the night ; wherefore , as it is
well known to your honour that I discharge the office of a faithful servant , as well
to ...
... that since the Scottish campaign he hath had a perpetual ague , which obliges
him so to nourish his frame against the damps of the night ; wherefore , as it is
well known to your honour that I discharge the office of a faithful servant , as well
to ...
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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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