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Page 23
... alarmed at the lateness of the hour , ( for ruminating on Ricardo the minutes had passed insensibly by , ) she exerted all her speed in order to avoid the men who were evidently pursuing her ; but her attempts were of little avail ...
... alarmed at the lateness of the hour , ( for ruminating on Ricardo the minutes had passed insensibly by , ) she exerted all her speed in order to avoid the men who were evidently pursuing her ; but her attempts were of little avail ...
Page 111
... alarmed lest you should find some means to enter the place , and discover the horrid deed , I suddenly formed the resolution of letting you have the keys , determined to alarm you in such a manner as to prevent your entering that part ...
... alarmed lest you should find some means to enter the place , and discover the horrid deed , I suddenly formed the resolution of letting you have the keys , determined to alarm you in such a manner as to prevent your entering that part ...
Page 112
... alarmed you so much were caused by me . When I found you seemingly resolved to enter the passage which led to the fatal tower , I determined to prevent you , and thrust- ing my arm through a hole in the par- tition which seperated a ...
... alarmed you so much were caused by me . When I found you seemingly resolved to enter the passage which led to the fatal tower , I determined to prevent you , and thrust- ing my arm through a hole in the par- tition which seperated a ...
Page 113
Edward Montague. by the echo , almost alarmed myself . My plan succeeded , and you fled . " Confident that the Marchese would not allow you to examine that part of the Castle , I referred you to him . You know the rest . my " Thus at ...
Edward Montague. by the echo , almost alarmed myself . My plan succeeded , and you fled . " Confident that the Marchese would not allow you to examine that part of the Castle , I referred you to him . You know the rest . my " Thus at ...
Page 188
... gate , and scarcely had she entered her chamber when she heard the steps of the nuns , who , alarmed at the unusual tolling of the bell , were hastening to the chapel whither it warned them . ํา CHAP . IX . WHEN the first beams of 188.
... gate , and scarcely had she entered her chamber when she heard the steps of the nuns , who , alarmed at the unusual tolling of the bell , were hastening to the chapel whither it warned them . ํา CHAP . IX . WHEN the first beams of 188.
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The Demon of Sicily - A Romance, in Four Volumes - Vol. II, Volume 2 Edward Montague No preview available - 2010 |
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Abbess abbot abode Agatha agitated alarmed arms arose attended awaited banditti beams beauties beheld bosom breast cardo casement Castello Castle cavalier cham chamber chese conduct convent corridore couch Count de Leoni countenance cruel dark delight Demon descended domestics door dreadful endeavoured entered the chapel eyes father fear Ferdinando forest gate gaze gloomy greatly grey dawn grief Grimaldi guilty acts hand happiness hastily heard heart horror hour lamp lancholy late Marchese leave length light looked Lord Louisa maldi Marchese de Carlentini ment midnight mind monastery monk moon morning mother night obliged Palermo passage passed peared portals portuning proceeded real delight recollection reign replied residence retired Ricardo ruminating Santa Catherina seemed sensations side Signor Valvano Signora Bononi silent skreen soon sounds South Angle Tower specting steps tello ther thou tion trembling unfortunate Theodora voice walls wish
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Page 141 - I have seen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The fire had resounded in the halls; and the voice of the people is heard no more. The stream of Clutha was removed from its place by the fall of the walls. The thistle shook there its lonely head: the moss whistled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows, the rank grass of the wall waved round its head. Desolate is the dwelling of Moina; silence is in the house of her fathers.