Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer, Volume 1 |
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Page 4
... road , however , was tolerably well made and safe , so that the prospect of being be- nighted brought with it no real danger . Still it is uncomfortable to travel , alone in the dark , through an unknown country , and there are few ...
... road , however , was tolerably well made and safe , so that the prospect of being be- nighted brought with it no real danger . Still it is uncomfortable to travel , alone in the dark , through an unknown country , and there are few ...
Page 5
... road for foot passengers . ' The poor hack upon which Mannering was mounted was probably of opinion that it suited him as ill as the female res- pondent ; he began to flag very much , answered each application of the spur with a groan ...
... road for foot passengers . ' The poor hack upon which Mannering was mounted was probably of opinion that it suited him as ill as the female res- pondent ; he began to flag very much , answered each application of the spur with a groan ...
Page 6
... roads in that country lay along the sea - beach , and were liable to be flooded by the tides , which rise wit great ... road . Mannering resolved , therefore , definitively , to halt for the night at the first inhabited place , how ...
... roads in that country lay along the sea - beach , and were liable to be flooded by the tides , which rise wit great ... road . Mannering resolved , therefore , definitively , to halt for the night at the first inhabited place , how ...
Page 7
... road all night ? ' ' Troth , I kenna , unless ye like to gae down and speer for quaters at the Place . I'se warrant they'll take ye in , whether ye be gentle or simple . ' Simple enough , to be wandering here at such a time of night ...
... road all night ? ' ' Troth , I kenna , unless ye like to gae down and speer for quaters at the Place . I'se warrant they'll take ye in , whether ye be gentle or simple . ' Simple enough , to be wandering here at such a time of night ...
Page 15
... progress upon the high road to ruin . This was his marriage with a lady who had a portion of about four thou- sand pounds . Nobody in the neighbourhood could conceive why she married him , and endowed him with GUY MANNERING . 15.
... progress upon the high road to ruin . This was his marriage with a lady who had a portion of about four thou- sand pounds . Nobody in the neighbourhood could conceive why she married him , and endowed him with GUY MANNERING . 15.
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