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... made an offer of his hand and fortune to the desolate orphan . Surprise kept her for a few moments silent ; but , penetrat- ed ed with gratitude at such disinterested attachment , she unhesitatingly 6 THE HIGHLAND CASTLE .
... made an offer of his hand and fortune to the desolate orphan . Surprise kept her for a few moments silent ; but , penetrat- ed ed with gratitude at such disinterested attachment , she unhesitatingly 6 THE HIGHLAND CASTLE .
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... hand of his lovely wife . " Act ever thus , Henrietta , " he murmured , " and happiness may still be ours . " • As the carriage was brought round , that of Mrs. Lessington drove up to the door . door . " Fiend ! " ejaculated sir Theodo ...
... hand of his lovely wife . " Act ever thus , Henrietta , " he murmured , " and happiness may still be ours . " • As the carriage was brought round , that of Mrs. Lessington drove up to the door . door . " Fiend ! " ejaculated sir Theodo ...
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... made no mention of her foreign companion . Giving a hand to each- " Do you know , baronet , " she playfully said , “ that you have been arraigned , and but for me me would have been condemned , in the court of THE HIGHLAND CASTLE . 17.
... made no mention of her foreign companion . Giving a hand to each- " Do you know , baronet , " she playfully said , “ that you have been arraigned , and but for me me would have been condemned , in the court of THE HIGHLAND CASTLE . 17.
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... hand , and his pleasure fell little short of her own on making him- self acquainted with its contents . He dreaded the effect which the sarcasms and insinuations of Mrs. Lessington might ultimately produce on the mind of Henrietta , and ...
... hand , and his pleasure fell little short of her own on making him- self acquainted with its contents . He dreaded the effect which the sarcasms and insinuations of Mrs. Lessington might ultimately produce on the mind of Henrietta , and ...
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... hand she carried a bent bow , and at her back hung an elegant quiver filled with arrows . Her vest was fastened by a large amber brooch , and a small silver hunting - horn was pendent from her neck by a black ribbon . Sir Theodosius had ...
... hand she carried a bent bow , and at her back hung an elegant quiver filled with arrows . Her vest was fastened by a large amber brooch , and a small silver hunting - horn was pendent from her neck by a black ribbon . Sir Theodosius had ...
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