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Page 66
If I had heard otherwise , " said the old man , looking up with a stern and
menacing countenance , “ you should have heard of it too . ” And he plodded on
his way , tarrying no farther question . When the Laird had pressed on with
difficulty ...
If I had heard otherwise , " said the old man , looking up with a stern and
menacing countenance , “ you should have heard of it too . ” And he plodded on
his way , tarrying no farther question . When the Laird had pressed on with
difficulty ...
Page 90
The sound of wheels was now heard , and the landlady hurried to the door to
receive her expected guests ; but returned in an instant , followed by the postilion
“ No , they canna come at no rate , the Laird's sae ill . ” “ But God help them , ”
said ...
The sound of wheels was now heard , and the landlady hurried to the door to
receive her expected guests ; but returned in an instant , followed by the postilion
“ No , they canna come at no rate , the Laird's sae ill . ” “ But God help them , ”
said ...
Page 123
Besides , if , as I suspect , the estate in view be connected with the old haunted
castle in which you played the astrologer in your northern tour some twenty years
since , I have heard you too often describe the scene with comic unction , to hope
...
Besides , if , as I suspect , the estate in view be connected with the old haunted
castle in which you played the astrologer in your northern tour some twenty years
since , I have heard you too often describe the scene with comic unction , to hope
...
Page 201
Meg , however , still led the way along the bank of the ravine out of which they
had ascended , until she heard beneath the murmur of voices . She then pointed
to a deep plantation of trees at some distance . “ The road to Kippletringan , " she
...
Meg , however , still led the way along the bank of the ravine out of which they
had ascended , until she heard beneath the murmur of voices . She then pointed
to a deep plantation of trees at some distance . “ The road to Kippletringan , " she
...
Page 303
The sailor had heard of the attack upon the house at Woodbourne , but
disapproved of the smugglers ' proceedings . “ Hands off is fair play ; zounds ,
they ' ll bring the whole country down upon them na , na ! when I was in that way I
played at ...
The sailor had heard of the attack upon the house at Woodbourne , but
disapproved of the smugglers ' proceedings . “ Hands off is fair play ; zounds ,
they ' ll bring the whole country down upon them na , na ! when I was in that way I
played at ...
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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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