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Page 546
... Knockhill was but a spendthrift ; that he loved to hunt and gamble ; and that his annual consumpt of whisky was very great . Mr. Scroggs was a gentleman that knew the world ; he had learned to calcu- late the power of men and their va ...
... Knockhill was but a spendthrift ; that he loved to hunt and gamble ; and that his annual consumpt of whisky was very great . Mr. Scroggs was a gentleman that knew the world ; he had learned to calcu- late the power of men and their va ...
Page 549
... Knockhill , to think that he had re- . ceived them from a long line of an- cestors , and most probably must transmit them to the auctioneer . He had aimed at many high and adven- turous objects ; had meant to be a soldier , a man of the ...
... Knockhill , to think that he had re- . ceived them from a long line of an- cestors , and most probably must transmit them to the auctioneer . He had aimed at many high and adven- turous objects ; had meant to be a soldier , a man of the ...
Page 554
... Knockhill " was tried and sen- tenced at Carlisle . The heart of Cruthers smote him ; he had been too careless in the day of his friend's extreme need . He felt a coldness within when he remembered their youthful passages - their ...
... Knockhill " was tried and sen- tenced at Carlisle . The heart of Cruthers smote him ; he had been too careless in the day of his friend's extreme need . He felt a coldness within when he remembered their youthful passages - their ...
Page 559
... Knockhill was purchased for them , over it a celestial gleam of warm and they reached it in safety . What affection , deep enthusiasm ; -every a hubbub was there at the brave feature beamed with tenderness and Laird's home - come ! What ...
... Knockhill was purchased for them , over it a celestial gleam of warm and they reached it in safety . What affection , deep enthusiasm ; -every a hubbub was there at the brave feature beamed with tenderness and Laird's home - come ! What ...
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