Guy ManneringGinn, 1923 - 516 страници The tale was originally told me by an old servant of my father's, an excellent old Highlander, without a fault. He believed as firmly in the story as in any part of his creed. A grave and elderly person, according to old John MacKinlay's account, while traveling in the wilder parts of Galloway, was benighted. With difficulty he found his way to a country seat, where he was readily admitted. The owner of the house was much struck by the reverend appearance of his guest, and apologized to him for a certain degree of confusion which must unavoidably attend his reception. The lady of the house was, he said, confined to her apartment, and on the point of making her husband a father for the first time. Not so, sir, said the stranger; my wants are few, and easily supplied, and I trust the present circumstances may even afford an opportunity of showing my gratitude for your hospitality. Let me only request that I may be informed of the exact minute of the birth. I will not conceal from you that I am skillful in understanding and interpreting the movements of those planetary bodies which exert their influences on the destiny of mortals. competent estate, and only use the knowledge I possess for the benefit of those in whom I feel an interest... |
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... called Gaugers , from their duty of gauging or measuring the quantity of spirit in casks . All these persons of the Preventive Service were extremely unpopular , as the sympathies of the people were apt to be with those who supplied ...
... called Gaugers , from their duty of gauging or measuring the quantity of spirit in casks . All these persons of the Preventive Service were extremely unpopular , as the sympathies of the people were apt to be with those who supplied ...
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... called it , in a dry - stone fence , and lugged the unre- sisting animal through the breach , about a rood of the simple masonry giving way in the splutter with which he passed . Finally , he led the way , through a wicket , into ...
... called it , in a dry - stone fence , and lugged the unre- sisting animal through the breach , about a rood of the simple masonry giving way in the splutter with which he passed . Finally , he led the way , through a wicket , into ...
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... called the Whig's Vault , in which he was con- fined with some eighty of the same persuasion . The ap- prizer therefore ( as the holder of a mortgage was then called ) entered upon possession , and , in the language of Hotspur , " came ...
... called the Whig's Vault , in which he was con- fined with some eighty of the same persuasion . The ap- prizer therefore ( as the holder of a mortgage was then called ) entered upon possession , and , in the language of Hotspur , " came ...
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... called , from his occupation as a pedagogue , Dominie Sampson . He was of low birth , but having evinced , even from his cradle , an uncommon seriousness of disposition , the poor parents were encouraged to hope that their bairn , as ...
... called , from his occupation as a pedagogue , Dominie Sampson . He was of low birth , but having evinced , even from his cradle , an uncommon seriousness of disposition , the poor parents were encouraged to hope that their bairn , as ...
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... called " Sampson's Riddle , " written upon the subject by a smart young student of humanity- to the sly hope of the Principal , that the fugitive had not , in imitation of his mighty namesake , taken the college gates along with him in ...
... called " Sampson's Riddle , " written upon the subject by a smart young student of humanity- to the sly hope of the Principal , that the fugitive had not , in imitation of his mighty namesake , taken the college gates along with him in ...
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