The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran: And His Man Mark Anthony O'TooleWilliam Tegg and Company, 1853 - 412 pages |
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... passed his arm round my mother's waist and kissed her tenderly ; " do not alarm yourself . This house is strong ; nothing but treachery could force it . " " Beware of that , " said the parson ; " for that I feared and proved . I was ...
... passed his arm round my mother's waist and kissed her tenderly ; " do not alarm yourself . This house is strong ; nothing but treachery could force it . " " Beware of that , " said the parson ; " for that I feared and proved . I was ...
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... passed over the portion of the paper which had been previously overlooked . To the exposé of Halligan's murderous inten- tions my father had listened with cold and contemptuous indifference ; but when he read the postscript , a terrible ...
... passed over the portion of the paper which had been previously overlooked . To the exposé of Halligan's murderous inten- tions my father had listened with cold and contemptuous indifference ; but when he read the postscript , a terrible ...
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... passed . Another interval , - and another followed ; not a light twinkled in the castle - not a sound fell upon the ear . Suddenly , a key grated in the lock - a door opened in the court - yard ; a man appeared - he stopped - listened ...
... passed . Another interval , - and another followed ; not a light twinkled in the castle - not a sound fell upon the ear . Suddenly , a key grated in the lock - a door opened in the court - yard ; a man appeared - he stopped - listened ...
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... passed - and not a word was uttered . My father laid his hand upon her shoulder , “ Mary ! ” said he , " treachery ! and from you ! " " And wherefore not ? " exclaimed the peasant girl , as she sprang upon her feet , and boldly returned ...
... passed - and not a word was uttered . My father laid his hand upon her shoulder , “ Mary ! ” said he , " treachery ! and from you ! " " And wherefore not ? " exclaimed the peasant girl , as she sprang upon her feet , and boldly returned ...
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... passed . How bitterly have all things changed ? " " Stop , Mary ! From my soul , I pity and believe you . You tell me that you did not know the purport of this night attack ! " " God knows , I did not . You wrecked my happiness ; but ...
... passed . How bitterly have all things changed ? " " Stop , Mary ! From my soul , I pity and believe you . You tell me that you did not know the purport of this night attack ! " " God knows , I did not . You wrecked my happiness ; but ...
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