Guy ManneringJ.M. Dent and Sons, 1912 - 427 pages |
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Page 49
... morning , excepting that he said grace , and returned thanks ) —Mr . Mannering cannot get in a word for ye ! -and so , Mr. Mannering , talking of astronomy , and spells , and these matters , have ye been so kind as to consider what we ...
... morning , excepting that he said grace , and returned thanks ) —Mr . Mannering cannot get in a word for ye ! -and so , Mr. Mannering , talking of astronomy , and spells , and these matters , have ye been so kind as to consider what we ...
Page 50
... morning of that which fol- lowed , the traveller mounted his palfrey , bade a courteous adieu to his hospitable landlord , and to his clerical attendant , repeated his good wishes for the prosperity of the family , and then , turning ...
... morning of that which fol- lowed , the traveller mounted his palfrey , bade a courteous adieu to his hospitable landlord , and to his clerical attendant , repeated his good wishes for the prosperity of the family , and then , turning ...
Page 67
... word . A few days after the departure of the gipsy tribe , Mr. Bertram asked his lady one morning at breakfast , whether this was not little Harry's birthday ? " Five years auld exactly , this blessed day , Guy Mannering 67.
... word . A few days after the departure of the gipsy tribe , Mr. Bertram asked his lady one morning at breakfast , whether this was not little Harry's birthday ? " Five years auld exactly , this blessed day , Guy Mannering 67.
Page 75
... morning by daybreak . To this provincial magistrate the law of Scotland assigns judicial powers of considerable extent , and the task of inquiring into all crimes committed within his jurisdiction , the apprehension and commitment of ...
... morning by daybreak . To this provincial magistrate the law of Scotland assigns judicial powers of considerable extent , and the task of inquiring into all crimes committed within his jurisdiction , the apprehension and commitment of ...
Page 76
... morning of the fatal day , take it upon them to assert whether he then carried that weapon or not . The corpse afforded no other indicia respecting the fate of Kennedy ; for , though the clothes were much displaced , and the limbs ...
... morning of the fatal day , take it upon them to assert whether he then carried that weapon or not . The corpse afforded no other indicia respecting the fate of Kennedy ; for , though the clothes were much displaced , and the limbs ...
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Allonby answered appearance Astrologer auld Aweel bairn better called Captain castle character Charles Hazlewood circumstances Colonel Mannering counsellor Dandie dear Derncleugh deyvil Dinmont Dirk Hatteraick Dominie Sampson door Ellangowan eyes father favour fear feelings fellow frae Frank Kennedy gentleman gipsy Glossin gude Guy Mannering hand Hazlewood House head heard honour hope horse Julia justice justice of peace Kennedy Kippletringan Laird land Liddesdale light look Lucy Bertram lugger Mac-Candlish Mac-Guffog Mac-Morlan mair Mannering's Matilda maun Merrilies mind Miss Bertram Miss Mannering morning muckle never night observed occasion ower person Pleydell poor Portanferry postilion prisoner recollection replied round ruin scene Scotland seemed Singleside smugglers stranger suppose tell there's thought tion turned Vanbeest Brown voice Warroch weel window woman wood Woodbourne ye'll young Hazlewood young lady younker