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Page 20
... the means by which he had raised his fortune . With the common people his
reputation stood still worse . They would neither yield him the territorial
appellation of Ellangowan , nor the usual compliment of Mr. Glossin ; with them
he was bare ...
... the means by which he had raised his fortune . With the common people his
reputation stood still worse . They would neither yield him the territorial
appellation of Ellangowan , nor the usual compliment of Mr. Glossin ; with them
he was bare ...
Page 21
Glossin , while he repined internally at what he would fain have called the
prejudices and prepossessions of the country , was too wise to make any open
complaint . He was sensible his elevation was too recent to be immediately
forgotten ...
Glossin , while he repined internally at what he would fain have called the
prejudices and prepossessions of the country , was too wise to make any open
complaint . He was sensible his elevation was too recent to be immediately
forgotten ...
Page 22
The attack on Colonel Mannering's house , followed by the accident of
Hazlewood's wound , appeared to Glossin a proper opportunity to impress upon
the country at large the service which could be rendered hy an active magistrate (
for he ...
The attack on Colonel Mannering's house , followed by the accident of
Hazlewood's wound , appeared to Glossin a proper opportunity to impress upon
the country at large the service which could be rendered hy an active magistrate (
for he ...
Page 23
Actuated by motives so stimulating , and well acquainted with the lower retainers
of the law , Glossin set every spring in motion to detect and apprehend , if
possible , some of the gang who had attacked Woodbourne , and more
particularly the ...
Actuated by motives so stimulating , and well acquainted with the lower retainers
of the law , Glossin set every spring in motion to detect and apprehend , if
possible , some of the gang who had attacked Woodbourne , and more
particularly the ...
Page 24
True , true , " said Glossin , I mean landed proprietors and gentlemen of weight in
the county ; and I should like to set such a thing agoing . ” The short dry cough
with which Mrs. Mac - Candlish received this proposal , by no means indicated ...
True , true , " said Glossin , I mean landed proprietors and gentlemen of weight in
the county ; and I should like to set such a thing agoing . ” The short dry cough
with which Mrs. Mac - Candlish received this proposal , by no means indicated ...
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