Checkmate, Volume 2Hurst and Blackett, 1871 |
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... turning the course of their talk , Mr. Longcluse said , with a chilly little laugh , and a smile more pallid than ever in the moonlight- " By - the - by , we were talking of that shock- ing occurrence in the Saloon Tavern ; and con ...
... turning the course of their talk , Mr. Longcluse said , with a chilly little laugh , and a smile more pallid than ever in the moonlight- " By - the - by , we were talking of that shock- ing occurrence in the Saloon Tavern ; and con ...
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... chair at the end of the table . " Sit in that chair , please , " said he , pointing to a seat at the other end . The ex - policeman made his best bow , and turning out his toes very much , he shuffled , CHECKMATE . 21.
... chair at the end of the table . " Sit in that chair , please , " said he , pointing to a seat at the other end . The ex - policeman made his best bow , and turning out his toes very much , he shuffled , CHECKMATE . 21.
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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. turning out his toes very much , he shuffled , with his habitual sly smirk on , to the chair , in which he seated himself , and with his big red hands on the table began turning , and twisting , and twiddling a ...
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. turning out his toes very much , he shuffled , with his habitual sly smirk on , to the chair , in which he seated himself , and with his big red hands on the table began turning , and twisting , and twiddling a ...
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... turned the current of their talk into the channel he liked best , and here was in- terruption . But was not Richard Arden his sworn brother , and was he not sure to make an excuse of some sort , and take his leave , and thus restore him ...
... turned the current of their talk into the channel he liked best , and here was in- terruption . But was not Richard Arden his sworn brother , and was he not sure to make an excuse of some sort , and take his leave , and thus restore him ...
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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. dark face and prominent eyes looked angry , and he turned about and poked his dressing- room door shut with the point of his stick , before taking any notice of his son . " Sit down , if you please , in that ...
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. dark face and prominent eyes looked angry , and he turned about and poked his dressing- room door shut with the point of his stick , before taking any notice of his son . " Sit down , if you please , in that ...
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Page 173 - The poor beetle, which we tread upon, In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great As when a giant dies.
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Page 118 - Go — you may call it madness, folly; You shall not chase my gloom away. There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay.
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