Waverley Novels, Volume 2John C. Nimmo, 1898 |
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Page xii
... door . The affairs of the Ballantynes clamoured for money . In their necessity and his own , Scott wrote at the rate of a volume in ten days , and for some finan- cial reason published " Guy Mannering " with Messrs . Longmans , not with ...
... door . The affairs of the Ballantynes clamoured for money . In their necessity and his own , Scott wrote at the rate of a volume in ten days , and for some finan- cial reason published " Guy Mannering " with Messrs . Longmans , not with ...
Page xxxix
... door , it was opened by Jean Gordon . Her very remarkable figure for she was nearly six feet high and her equally remarkable features and dress , rendered it impossible to mistake her for a moment , though he had not - seen her for ...
... door , it was opened by Jean Gordon . Her very remarkable figure for she was nearly six feet high and her equally remarkable features and dress , rendered it impossible to mistake her for a moment , though he had not - seen her for ...
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... door with no small difficulty , and for some time knocked without producing any other answer than a duet between a ยท female and a cur - dog , the latter yelping as if he would have barked his heart out , the other scream- ing in chorus ...
... door with no small difficulty , and for some time knocked without producing any other answer than a duet between a ยท female and a cur - dog , the latter yelping as if he would have barked his heart out , the other scream- ing in chorus ...
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... door to ony o ' your gang - there - out sort o ' bodies . " " But what must I do then , good dame ? for I can't sleep here upon the road all night . " " Troth , I kenna , unless ye like to gae down and speer for quarters at the Place ...
... door to ony o ' your gang - there - out sort o ' bodies . " " But what must I do then , good dame ? for I can't sleep here upon the road all night . " " Troth , I kenna , unless ye like to gae down and speer for quarters at the Place ...
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... door ; and ye ' ll be come in the canny moment , I'm thinking , for the laird's servant- that's no to say his body - servant , but the helper likerade express by this e'en to fetch the houdie , and he just stayed the drinking o ' twa ...
... door ; and ye ' ll be come in the canny moment , I'm thinking , for the laird's servant- that's no to say his body - servant , but the helper likerade express by this e'en to fetch the houdie , and he just stayed the drinking o ' twa ...
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Allonby answered appearance astrologer auld Aweel bairn better called Captain castle character Charles Hazlewood Colonel Mannering counsellor Dandie dear Derncleugh devil deyvil Dinmont Dirk Hatteraick Dominie Sampson door Ellan Ellangowan father favour fear feelings fellow fire frae Frank Kennedy gentleman Glossin gowan gude Guy Mannering gypsy hand head heard heart honour horse Jabos Julia Kennedy kind Kippletringan laird land Liddesdale light look Lucy Bertram lugger Mac-Candlish Mac-Guffog Mac-Morlan mair Mannering's Matilda maun ment Merrilies mind Miss Bertram Miss Mannering morning muckle never night occasion ower person Pleydell poor postilion prisoner recollection replied round ruin scene Scotland seemed side sloop-of-war smugglers sort stranger suppose tell there's thought tion turned Vanbeest Brown voice Warroch weel window woman wood Woodbourne young Hazlewood young lady younker