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carved chair, which he leaned over pulpit-fashion, was seen the lean, lanky figure of Fleetwood[Fleetword].

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"In mine!" ejaculated the Baronet with well-feigned astonishment; ["]you mistake, good Dalton, I have no interest at

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her goodness to my child! Remember," he added, closing the door, ["]remember--one month, and Hugh Dalton!"

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around me grows darker each fair day I live. A bunch of violets was given me this morning; their fragance[fragrance] was delicious, yet I could not discern the little yellow germ that I

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"Nor I either," thought Lady Frances: "but, barbara,[Barbara] you might think--or--or--see perhaps----"

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"Robin!["] I came not here to talk of cormorants and gulls; I want to ask you a question, and I expect an honest

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"Then who is she?" he demanded; "I'll not stir in it uness[unless] I know all."

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used to be a safe place enough; but now that Sir Michael Livesay[Livesey]--regicide that he is!--abides so continually at Little

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"Pshaw, Robin! but is he indeed so red-nosed?["] You have often seen him, Captain."

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The Reverend Jonas Fleetwood[Fleetword] had set forth from the sole desire of "beholding him who was anointed with the oil of

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"Walter De Guerre!--an English christian[Christian] wedded to a French surname!--'tis strange, but let it pass, let it pass:

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"I thank you for your bounty, sir; but at present I feel inclined to sheathe, not draw my swoad[sword]."

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he had declared himself quite recovered, did she return to her station on the low fofa[sofa], beside her friend Lady Frances

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that, if the Rabbi would look, he would observe the hair and eyes to be much lighter.["]

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"I did hope, sir, that you would have left Cecil Place before this; Sir Wilmott[Willmott] Burrell will, I am certain, arrive

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she had observed both characters narrowy[narrowly], and was perfectly convinced of Burrell's worthlessness. She could

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feature, as it were, bursting with indignation, she looked like a youthful priestess denouncing vengeance on a sinful world.["]

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"And you will be happy; or if not, you will not curse him who has wrought your misery?["]

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"Touch her not,["] exclaimed Burrell, the brutality of his vile nature fully awakened at perceiving Walter attempt to

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breathe the air of this polluted nest," argued Dalton, all the father oveflowing[overflowing] at his heart; "if we delay, Burrell may see

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Hugh was prevented from finishing his sentence by the sudden entrance of Sir Wilmott[Willmott] Burrell, who appeared in the

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They had not gone three steps on their path when Sir Willmott's[Willmott's] voice arrested their progress.

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had not spent a day beneath the roof were[where] he was now a prisoner; that she had been any thing but worthy of the

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eyes upon the young Cavalier, who, when perfectly awake, perceived that his visiter[visitor] was dressed and armed as usual.

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["]Lady Frances, I dare say, has," persisted Walter: "light o' lip, light o' sleep."

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["]We must not so mingle profane and sacred things," murmured Fleetword, placing his forefinger upon the tempting

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"What! spoil my garnishing!" exclaimed Grundy![,] "look at the frosting of that horn, and the device, the two doves--see'st

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sudden her lady wanted her to get some flowers, and she had only time to throw on her cardinal and run for them?[.]"

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Buccaneer and Sir Wilmott[Willmott] Burrell; merely observing that it had the effect of chafing both in no ordinary degree.

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for minstrelsy was not the fashion; and he almost began to thing[think] the disguise he had selected was an injudicious one.

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["]The old man shuddered, and said in an agitated voice--"Then, indeed, you will not do for me on this occasion."

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and faithfulness must be a plant of forced and not of natural growth.["]

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or other; but you, my Lord," he added, pointedly, ["]will have no difficulty in finding him out."

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"Sit down, my good sir; compose yourelf[yourself]--you are much agitated--I pray you be composed."

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engaged, and the garden free from visiters[visitors]. He looked from the window; it was one of the loveliest days of summer--a

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"Do but bury that!" said Robin: ["]I would stay and do it, but that I must to the Nest at once."

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down in the dingle, and the beast is driving up the fold as if he were a man[.]"

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["]Then Barbara, whose blood was streaming from her wound, sprang to my bosom--sweet girl!--and hung, as I thought,

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["]I carried her round the chapel, and sank with her into the vault, where I had been concealed--that which contains the

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didn't pray more, going that length of road, than you, and I, and all the [the] crew of the Fire-fly put together, have prayed

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clanked against each other impatient of moisture--"Mother, take but little["] for you have need of prayer; that will stifle

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the hair from my ears, that I may hear distinctly. Did you mean, young woman[,] that Sir Robert was distraught--mad?"

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effects of terror and astonishment, looked like the sybil[sibyl] whose spells and orgies have distracted nature by some terrible convulsion.

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"Sir Willmot[Willmott] Burrell," said Dalton, walking to where he stood, beaten down and trampled, yet full of poison as an

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Frances tripped with a light step on her inqusiitive[inquisitive] mission: "I will now go to my father's chamber;" and thither she went,

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and the maid Barbara. Well, girls have queer fancies!--Who'd ha' thought she'd ha' fancied Robin?["]--though he's a brave sound-hearted little fellow; yet who'd ha' thought

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"They will do very nicely indeed, Conny," replied the old man, with an approving smile; ["]and as for you, Master Walter,

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asked to be buried at East-church[East-Church], because that was nearer what he called the Gull's Nest Crag