Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer: In Three Volumes, Volume 3Didot, 1821 - 235 pages |
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Page 56
... door , clenched with iron and stud- ded with nails . Beyond this door was a narrow passage or gallery , having three cells on each side , wretched vaults , with iron bed - frames and straw mattresses . * But at the farther end was 56 ...
... door , clenched with iron and stud- ded with nails . Beyond this door was a narrow passage or gallery , having three cells on each side , wretched vaults , with iron bed - frames and straw mattresses . * But at the farther end was 56 ...
Page 57
... door , and the crossed and pon- derous stauncheons upon the window , it rather resembled the « worst inn's worst room . » It was designed as a sort of infirmary for prisoners whose state of health required some indulgence ; and , in ...
... door , and the crossed and pon- derous stauncheons upon the window , it rather resembled the « worst inn's worst room . » It was designed as a sort of infirmary for prisoners whose state of health required some indulgence ; and , in ...
Page 59
... door , with all its accompaniments of jarring bolts and creaking hinges , mingled occasionally with the dull mo- notony of the retiring sound . Sometimes , too , he could hear the hoarse growl of the keeper , or the shriller tones of ...
... door , with all its accompaniments of jarring bolts and creaking hinges , mingled occasionally with the dull mo- notony of the retiring sound . Sometimes , too , he could hear the hoarse growl of the keeper , or the shriller tones of ...
Page 64
... door was next unbarred , unlocked , and unchained , a dog's feet pattered up stairs in great haste , and the animal was heard scratching and whining at the door of the room . Next a heavy step was heard lumbering up , and MacGuffog's ...
... door was next unbarred , unlocked , and unchained , a dog's feet pattered up stairs in great haste , and the animal was heard scratching and whining at the door of the room . Next a heavy step was heard lumbering up , and MacGuffog's ...
Page 66
... door , ye see , for we wad hae some o ' our ain cracks . " The damsel ac- cordingly retired , and shut the door of the apart- ment , to which she added the precaution of drawing a large bolt on the outside . So soon as she was gone ...
... door , ye see , for we wad hae some o ' our ain cracks . " The damsel ac- cordingly retired , and shut the door of the apart- ment , to which she added the precaution of drawing a large bolt on the outside . So soon as she was gone ...
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