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Page 47
... had anticipated- and she eagerly interrupted , " impossible ! Lord Mowbray you do not - you cannot surely mean to depart at the very time your presence has become so essential to the happiness of us all . RAVENSDALE . 47.
... had anticipated- and she eagerly interrupted , " impossible ! Lord Mowbray you do not - you cannot surely mean to depart at the very time your presence has become so essential to the happiness of us all . RAVENSDALE . 47.
Page 59
... , if not altogether , attained to this high degree of perfection you so justly ascribe to Charles ? I mean Lord Mowbray , " she added , again leaning back in the ample recess of the old- fashioned chair . " How is it , " she RAVENSDALE .
... , if not altogether , attained to this high degree of perfection you so justly ascribe to Charles ? I mean Lord Mowbray , " she added , again leaning back in the ample recess of the old- fashioned chair . " How is it , " she RAVENSDALE .
Page 116
... ; —and not unfrequently would her cheering manner chase the gloom from his brow , and lighten that weight of depression , of which he sought , by every means , to divest himself . " I had hoped that you were about to import 116 RAVENSDALE .
... ; —and not unfrequently would her cheering manner chase the gloom from his brow , and lighten that weight of depression , of which he sought , by every means , to divest himself . " I had hoped that you were about to import 116 RAVENSDALE .
Page 164
... means this ? " and in the bewilderment of feeling he attempted not to extend a hand to receive the packet , which he felt assured boded no good . 66 My Lord , sir " Is dead ! " faltered Emily . " God forbid ! " ejaculated the man ...
... means this ? " and in the bewilderment of feeling he attempted not to extend a hand to receive the packet , which he felt assured boded no good . 66 My Lord , sir " Is dead ! " faltered Emily . " God forbid ! " ejaculated the man ...
Page 170
... mean to answer Lord Mowbray's letters to - morrow , and shall see you again before I write . - My father and mother , too , " he added , " must not be alarmed by any groundless apprehensions . " CHAPTER XIV . " What good is cover'd with ...
... mean to answer Lord Mowbray's letters to - morrow , and shall see you again before I write . - My father and mother , too , " he added , " must not be alarmed by any groundless apprehensions . " CHAPTER XIV . " What good is cover'd with ...
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Adeline afther anticipated apartment appearance ardent aware behold bray brother Bucephalus character Charles Charles Courtenay cheek cheering childher Clara conceal confess countenance Courtenay craythur dear Emily deeply departure dhrag docthor door drawing-room dread Dublin eagerly earthly ejaculated Ellen Emily's emotion entered exclaimed exis eyes farewell fear feelings felt Gerald goin hand happiness hastily heart Helen hope hour imagine inquired interrupted Irish killin kilt Lady Hamilton leave length letter light look Lord Mow Lord Mowbray Louisa Maddocks melancholy ment mind Miss Emily mother Mount Hamilton Mowbray's nature never night once Paddy painful perceiving poor child present puttin racter Ravensdale rejoined reply retired says seat SHAKSPEARE Sir Richard Mordaunt Sir Robert sister smile spirit sure tears tell tence tender thought throth tion to-morrow tould trust turn uttered vanity voice whilst wilfully blind Williams wish wont words
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