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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... wish to see plash in a salt - water dub ; and little curlie Godfrey - that's the eldest , the come o ' will , as I may say -he's on board an excise yacht ; I hae a cousin at the board of excise ; that's Commissioner Bertram ; he got his ...
... wish to see plash in a salt - water dub ; and little curlie Godfrey - that's the eldest , the come o ' will , as I may say -he's on board an excise yacht ; I hae a cousin at the board of excise ; that's Commissioner Bertram ; he got his ...
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... wish . Here , then , and with thee , Sophia ! - 99 We shall not pursue a lover's day - dream any farther . Mannering stood a minute with his arms folded , and then turned to the ruined castle . of On entering the gateway , he found that ...
... wish . Here , then , and with thee , Sophia ! - 99 We shall not pursue a lover's day - dream any farther . Mannering stood a minute with his arms folded , and then turned to the ruined castle . of On entering the gateway , he found that ...
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... wish ye could have heard my father's stories about the auld fights of the Mac - Dinga- waies - that's the Bertrams that now is wi ' the Irish , and wi ' the Highlanders , that came here in their berlings from Islay and Cantire ; and how ...
... wish ye could have heard my father's stories about the auld fights of the Mac - Dinga- waies - that's the Bertrams that now is wi ' the Irish , and wi ' the Highlanders , that came here in their berlings from Islay and Cantire ; and how ...
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... wish you would dispense with my replying to your question . " " " It was easy to see that this evasive answer only ... wishes for the prosperity of the family , and then , turning his horse's head towards England , disappeared from the ...
... wish you would dispense with my replying to your question . " " " It was easy to see that this evasive answer only ... wishes for the prosperity of the family , and then , turning his horse's head towards England , disappeared from the ...
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... wish , as Frank Kennedy says , that Whitsunday would kill Martin- mas , and be hanged for the murder for there I have got a letter about that interest of Jenny Cairns's , and deil a tenant's been at the Place yet wi ' a boddle of rent ...
... wish , as Frank Kennedy says , that Whitsunday would kill Martin- mas , and be hanged for the murder for there I have got a letter about that interest of Jenny Cairns's , and deil a tenant's been at the Place yet wi ' a boddle of rent ...
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