Guy ManneringThe tale was originally told me by an old servant of my father's, an excellent old Highlander, without a fault. He believed as firmly in the story as in any part of his creed. A grave and elderly person, according to old John MacKinlay's account, while traveling in the wilder parts of Galloway, was benighted. With difficulty he found his way to a country seat, where he was readily admitted. The owner of the house was much struck by the reverend appearance of his guest, and apologized to him for a certain degree of confusion which must unavoidably attend his reception. 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. Not so, sir, said the stranger; my wants are few, and easily supplied, and I trust the present circumstances may even afford an opportunity of showing my gratitude for your hospitality. Let me only request that I may be informed of the exact minute of the birth. I will not conceal from you that I am skillful in understanding and interpreting the movements of those planetary bodies which exert their influences on the destiny of mortals. competent estate, and only use the knowledge I possess for the benefit of those in whom I feel an interest... |
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... attended this unusual cachination . The only effect which the discovery of such impositions produced upon this saturnine personage was , to extort an ejaculation of " Prodigious ! " or " Very face- tious ! " pronounced syllabically ...
... attended this unusual cachination . The only effect which the discovery of such impositions produced upon this saturnine personage was , to extort an ejaculation of " Prodigious ! " or " Very face- tious ! " pronounced syllabically ...
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... attending ! Passions wild , and Follies vain , Pleasures soon exchanged for pain ; Doubt , and Jealousy , and Fear , In the magic dance appear . Now they wax , and now they dwindle , Whirling with the whirling spindle , Twist ye , twine ...
... attending ! Passions wild , and Follies vain , Pleasures soon exchanged for pain ; Doubt , and Jealousy , and Fear , In the magic dance appear . Now they wax , and now they dwindle , Whirling with the whirling spindle , Twist ye , twine ...
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... attending his character , yet aiming to * Meaning - Stop your uncivil language - that is a gentleman from the house below . ↑ Holland gin . Cognac [ kèn - yàk ] , a kind of French brandy . Hyson and Souchon , kinds of tea . bear it ...
... attending his character , yet aiming to * Meaning - Stop your uncivil language - that is a gentleman from the house below . ↑ Holland gin . Cognac [ kèn - yàk ] , a kind of French brandy . Hyson and Souchon , kinds of tea . bear it ...
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... attending the situation , which , an hour before , he had thought worthy of so much envy . Here was a country gentleman , whose most estimable quality seemed his perfect good nature , secretly fretting himself and murmuring against ...
... attending the situation , which , an hour before , he had thought worthy of so much envy . Here was a country gentleman , whose most estimable quality seemed his perfect good nature , secretly fretting himself and murmuring against ...
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... attended upon Harry was young and thought- less , she prayed Dominie Sampson to undertake the task of watching the boy in his rambles , when he should not be otherwise accompanied . The Dominie loved his young charge , and was ...
... attended upon Harry was young and thought- less , she prayed Dominie Sampson to undertake the task of watching the boy in his rambles , when he should not be otherwise accompanied . The Dominie loved his young charge , and was ...
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Allonby answered appearance auld Aweel bairn better called Captain castle character Charles Hazlewood Charlies-hope Colonel Mannering counsellor Dandie dear Derncleugh deyvil Dinmont Dirk Hatteraick Dominie Sampson door e'en Ellangowan eyes father favour fear feelings fellow frae gentleman gipsy Glossin gude Guy Mannering hand head heard honour hope horse Julia justice justice of peace Kennedy Kippletringan Laird land lawyer Liddesdale light look Lucy Bertram lugger Mac-Candlish Mac-Guffog Mac-Morlan mair Mannering's Matilda maun Merrilies Mervyn's mind Miss Bertram Miss Mannering morning muckle never night occasion ower person Pleydell poor Portanferry postilion prisoner replied round ruin Sampson scene Scotland Scottish seemed Singleside smugglers stranger supposed tell there's thought tion turned Vanbeest Brown voice Warroch weel window woman wood Woodbourne ye'll young Hazlewood young lady younker