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Page 53
The body had been deposited in a neighbouring fisher - hut , but without altering
the condition in which it was found . This was the first object of the Sheriff's
examination . Though fearfully crushed and mangled by the fall from such a
height ...
The body had been deposited in a neighbouring fisher - hut , but without altering
the condition in which it was found . This was the first object of the Sheriff's
examination . Though fearfully crushed and mangled by the fall from such a
height ...
Page 148
The old gipsy , in the meantime , set about arranging the dead body , composing
its limbs , and straightening the arms by its side . - Best to do this , ” she muttered ,
“ ere he stiffen . ” She placed on the dead man's breast a trencher , with salt ...
The old gipsy , in the meantime , set about arranging the dead body , composing
its limbs , and straightening the arms by its side . - Best to do this , ” she muttered ,
“ ere he stiffen . ” She placed on the dead man's breast a trencher , with salt ...
Page 358
Great was his surprise , and even horror , to observe Glossin's body lying
doubled across the iron bar , in a posture that excluded all idea of his being alive
. Hatteraick was quietly stretched upon his pallet within a yard of his victim . On
lifting ...
Great was his surprise , and even horror , to observe Glossin's body lying
doubled across the iron bar , in a posture that excluded all idea of his being alive
. Hatteraick was quietly stretched upon his pallet within a yard of his victim . On
lifting ...
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| Title | Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer Volume 2 of Temple edition of the Waverley novels Volume 2 of Waverley novels, Sir Walter Scott William G. Lockwood Collection of Romani Ethnology and Gypsy Stereotypes |
| Author | Walter Scott |
| Publisher | Adam and Charles Black, 1897 |
| Original from | National Library of Israel |
| Digitized | 21 Feb 2020 |
| Length | 364 pages |
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