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Page 245
As soon as they arrived in Edinburgh , and were established at the George Inn
near Bristo Port , then kept by old Cockburn ( I love to be particular ) , the Colonel
desired the waiter to procure him a guide to Mr . Pleydell ' s , the advocate , for ...
As soon as they arrived in Edinburgh , and were established at the George Inn
near Bristo Port , then kept by old Cockburn ( I love to be particular ) , the Colonel
desired the waiter to procure him a guide to Mr . Pleydell ' s , the advocate , for ...
Page 246
Among those praisers of the past time , who with ostentatious obstinacy affected
the manners of a former generation , was this same Paulus Pleydell , Esq . ,
otherwise a good scholar , an excellent lawyer , and a worthy man . Under the ...
Among those praisers of the past time , who with ostentatious obstinacy affected
the manners of a former generation , was this same Paulus Pleydell , Esq . ,
otherwise a good scholar , an excellent lawyer , and a worthy man . Under the ...
Page 247
... and the hoarse voice of a man , who cried in a most imperative tone , “ Will ye ,
Mustard ? will ye ? - down , sir ! down ! ” “ Lord preserve us ! ” said the female
voice , “ an he had worried our cat , Mr . Pleydell would ne ' er hae forgi ' en me !
... and the hoarse voice of a man , who cried in a most imperative tone , “ Will ye ,
Mustard ? will ye ? - down , sir ! down ! ” “ Lord preserve us ! ” said the female
voice , “ an he had worried our cat , Mr . Pleydell would ne ' er hae forgi ' en me !
Page 249
Mr . Pleydell was a lively , sharp - looking gentleman , with a professional
shrewdness in his eye , and , generally speaking , a professional formality in his
manners . But this , like his three - tailed wig and black coat , he could slip off on a
...
Mr . Pleydell was a lively , sharp - looking gentleman , with a professional
shrewdness in his eye , and , generally speaking , a professional formality in his
manners . But this , like his three - tailed wig and black coat , he could slip off on a
...
Page 250
At the sound of “ Mr . Dinmont and Colonel Mannering wanting to speak to you ,
sir , ” Pleydell turned his head , and blushed a little when he saw the very genteel
figure of the English stranger . He was , however , of the opinion of Falstaff , “ Out
...
At the sound of “ Mr . Dinmont and Colonel Mannering wanting to speak to you ,
sir , ” Pleydell turned his head , and blushed a little when he saw the very genteel
figure of the English stranger . He was , however , of the opinion of Falstaff , “ Out
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Guy Mannering Volume 2 of Waverley novels : Dryburgh Edition / Walter Scott |
| Author | Walter Scott |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent and Sons, 1912 |
| Original from | Library of Catalonia |
| Digitized | 8 Aug 2008 |
| Length | 427 pages |
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