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Page ix
His brother , Captain Annesley , attended the funeral as chief mourner , and
assumed the title of Baron Altham , but when he claimed to have this title
registered he was refused by the king - at - arms on account of his nephew being
reported ...
His brother , Captain Annesley , attended the funeral as chief mourner , and
assumed the title of Baron Altham , but when he claimed to have this title
registered he was refused by the king - at - arms on account of his nephew being
reported ...
Page x
Young Annesley was speedily recognised by his uncle , who forcibly drove him
from the place , but not before the boy had made himself known to several old
servants of his father , who were attending the corpse of their late lord to the tomb
.
Young Annesley was speedily recognised by his uncle , who forcibly drove him
from the place , but not before the boy had made himself known to several old
servants of his father , who were attending the corpse of their late lord to the tomb
.
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... confusion which must unavoidably attend his reception , and could not escape
his eye . The lady of the house was , he said , confined to her apartment , and on
the point of making her husband a father for the first time , though they had been
...
... confusion which must unavoidably attend his reception , and could not escape
his eye . The lady of the house was , he said , confined to her apartment , and on
the point of making her husband a father for the first time , though they had been
...
Page 33
... it is said , he never laughed but once in his life ; and on that memorable
occasion his landlady miscarried , partly through surprise at the event itself , and
partly from terror at the hideous grimaces which attended this unusual
cachinnation .
... it is said , he never laughed but once in his life ; and on that memorable
occasion his landlady miscarried , partly through surprise at the event itself , and
partly from terror at the hideous grimaces which attended this unusual
cachinnation .
Page 35
A large and rich cheese was made by the women of the family , with great
affectation of secrecy , for the refreshnient of the gossips who were to attend at
the canny minute . This was the ken - no , so called because its existence was
secret ...
A large and rich cheese was made by the women of the family , with great
affectation of secrecy , for the refreshnient of the gossips who were to attend at
the canny minute . This was the ken - no , so called because its existence was
secret ...
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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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