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Page 286
I'll bet a rump and dozen , " said Pleydell , whispering to the Colonel , " he has got
it in his own pocket ; - then addressthe man of law , “ Come , Sir , we ' ll cut this
short if you please here is a settlement of the estate of Singleside , executed ...
I'll bet a rump and dozen , " said Pleydell , whispering to the Colonel , " he has got
it in his own pocket ; - then addressthe man of law , “ Come , Sir , we ' ll cut this
short if you please here is a settlement of the estate of Singleside , executed ...
Page 296
Now what could drive it into the noddle of that old harridan , ” said Pleydell , “ to
disinherit poor Lucy Bertram , under pretence of settling her property on a boy
who has been so long dead and gone ? - I ask your pardon , Mr. Sampson , I
forgot ...
Now what could drive it into the noddle of that old harridan , ” said Pleydell , “ to
disinherit poor Lucy Bertram , under pretence of settling her property on a boy
who has been so long dead and gone ? - I ask your pardon , Mr. Sampson , I
forgot ...
Page 385
I really wish , ” said Miss Bertram , “ Colonel Mannering would not venture out
after night - fall . You must have heard , Mr. Pleydell , what a cruel fright we had . ”
“ 0 , with the smugglers ? ” replied the advocate “ they are old friends of mine .
I really wish , ” said Miss Bertram , “ Colonel Mannering would not venture out
after night - fall . You must have heard , Mr. Pleydell , what a cruel fright we had . ”
“ 0 , with the smugglers ? ” replied the advocate “ they are old friends of mine .
Page 442
No , my good Sir , " said Mr. Pleydell , “ we can by no means spare you . But why
do you call this young man's claims pretended ? — I don't mean to fish for your
defences against them , if you have any , but ” . “ Mr. Pleydell , ” replied Glossin , “
I ...
No , my good Sir , " said Mr. Pleydell , “ we can by no means spare you . But why
do you call this young man's claims pretended ? — I don't mean to fish for your
defences against them , if you have any , but ” . “ Mr. Pleydell , ” replied Glossin , “
I ...
Page 443
It must be in the book still , whatever it is , thought Pleydell ; and again applied
himself to the pocket - book , until he discovered , on a narrow scrutiny , a slit
between the pasteboard and leather , out of which he drew three small slips of
paper .
It must be in the book still , whatever it is , thought Pleydell ; and again applied
himself to the pocket - book , until he discovered , on a narrow scrutiny , a slit
between the pasteboard and leather , out of which he drew three small slips of
paper .
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| Title | Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer Volume 99 of Collection of British and American authors Volume 99 of Collection of British authors Volume 99 of Tauchnitz edition |
| Author | Walter Scott |
| Publisher | Bernhard Tauhnitz, 1846 |
| Original from | Austrian National Library |
| Digitized | 27 Nov 2017 |
| Length | 467 pages |
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