England -- Fiction; Gothic fiction; Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
"I believe," said Mr. Longcluse, with a laugh. "I am growing
"I believe," said Mr. Longcluse, with a laugh, "I am growing
"Yes, a little, perhaps. Don't you."
"Yes, a little, perhaps. Don't you?"
now, Master David, and not much for this world, I'm thinking'," she
now, Master David, and not much for this world, I'm thinking," she
this, ye have just a chilly flush o' the sun' settin', and, before it's
this, ye have just a chilly flush o' the sun settin', and, before it's
unacountable though distant relation to the vague suspicions that had
unaccountable though distant relation to the vague suspicions that had
"Do you know that gentleman's name!"
"Do you know that gentleman's name?"
you see, as to the indentity of the person you suspect; but some person
you see, as to the identity of the person you suspect; but some person
a swaggering' cove, and a yard o' red beard over his waistcoat, and
a swaggerin' cove, and a yard o' red beard over his waistcoat, and
very foolishly, and we _must_ drop him And now, darling, good-bye."
very foolishly, and we _must_ drop him. And now, darling, good-bye."
his homage, his tone of melancholy deference ever since she had know
his homage, his tone of melancholy deference ever since she had known
He heard the piano faintly, and, he thought, Alice's voice lso; and
He heard the piano faintly, and, he thought, Alice's voice also; and
certainly he saw Vivian Darnley in the drawing-room indow, as his cab
certainly he saw Vivian Darnley in the drawing-room window, as his cab
others a note from Lady Mary Penrose, reminding him of her little
others a note from Lady May Penrose, reminding him of her little
unauthenticated, unpleasant. There were whispered with sneers by Mr.
unauthenticated, unpleasant. These were whispered with sneers by Mr.
have thought that, the muscian having departed, their stay in that room
have thought that, the musician having departed, their stay in that room
So over the short grass that handsome girl walked, with Mr Longcluse at
So over the short grass that handsome girl walked, with Mr. Longcluse at
"Yes, she was here; she came with Lady Tramways. They went away about
"Yes, she was here; she came with Lady Tramway. They went away about
"Now, Sir, you'll be so good as to to observe that you have taken upon
"Now, Sir, you'll be so good as to observe that you have taken upon
trace a name or two on the pages that are passing That sunset, that
trace a name or two on the pages that are passing. That sunset, that
saw it, and the Cæsars saw it, and the Pharoahs saw it, and we see it
saw it, and the Cæsars saw it, and the Pharaohs saw it, and we see it
with coarse, black hair, that might not unsuitable stuff a chair. His
with coarse, black hair, that might not unsuitably stuff a chair. His
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