The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran: And His Man Mark Anthony O'TooleWilliam Tegg and Company, 1853 - 412 pages |
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... pointed to a window in an angle of the room , at either side of which a blunderbuss was standing ready for instant use . " " Would that for one night thou and the baby were safe within the convent walls ! then let the scoundrels come ...
... pointed to a window in an angle of the room , at either side of which a blunderbuss was standing ready for instant use . " " Would that for one night thou and the baby were safe within the convent walls ! then let the scoundrels come ...
Page 17
... pointed to the prostrate menial- " It will be his last movement in this world , " returned Sergeant Brady . " I'll pin him with a bayonet to the floor . " " Has the pantry - window been secured ? " inquired the divine . 66 If it has ...
... pointed to the prostrate menial- " It will be his last movement in this world , " returned Sergeant Brady . " I'll pin him with a bayonet to the floor . " " Has the pantry - window been secured ? " inquired the divine . 66 If it has ...
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... pointed to the official account of a Peninsular battle which had that morning reached Kilcullen . My father's was a very different reception . Moulded of sterner stuff , he eyed me as a crimp sergeant scrutinizes a doubtful recruit ...
... pointed to the official account of a Peninsular battle which had that morning reached Kilcullen . My father's was a very different reception . Moulded of sterner stuff , he eyed me as a crimp sergeant scrutinizes a doubtful recruit ...
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... apparent . One of them pointed me out ; and , considering the rugged path they had to traverse , they increased their pace to a rapidity that appeared surprising . Nor was I insensible to coming danger . What was HECTOR O'HALLORAN . 31.
... apparent . One of them pointed me out ; and , considering the rugged path they had to traverse , they increased their pace to a rapidity that appeared surprising . Nor was I insensible to coming danger . What was HECTOR O'HALLORAN . 31.
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... nearly murdered ? " The whipper shook his head , while his companion roughly desired me to ask no impertinent questions ; then , pointing D 2 HECTOR O'HALLORAN . 35 equality. The brute and the biped were indeed happily ...
... nearly murdered ? " The whipper shook his head , while his companion roughly desired me to ask no impertinent questions ; then , pointing D 2 HECTOR O'HALLORAN . 35 equality. The brute and the biped were indeed happily ...
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