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... seen , nobody had noticed him , was now vio- lently overturned and thrown to the ground . It was impossible to suppose , however , that it had been up- set by the stranger , who was at that moment walking away with such profound ...
... seen , nobody had noticed him , was now vio- lently overturned and thrown to the ground . It was impossible to suppose , however , that it had been up- set by the stranger , who was at that moment walking away with such profound ...
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... seen him , and he was dress- ed in an infernally well - made suit of clothes , such as none but the devil's tailor knows the cut of . " " Ah ! " cried the rest of the party all in a breath ; " is it possible ? The Gentleman in Black ...
... seen him , and he was dress- ed in an infernally well - made suit of clothes , such as none but the devil's tailor knows the cut of . " " Ah ! " cried the rest of the party all in a breath ; " is it possible ? The Gentleman in Black ...
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... seen the Gentleman in Black start up suddenly like a wooden figure pushed by a spring , and in so doing upset the table , just as the sub - lieutenant was laying down the law on cases of salvage . As on the strength of this positive ...
... seen the Gentleman in Black start up suddenly like a wooden figure pushed by a spring , and in so doing upset the table , just as the sub - lieutenant was laying down the law on cases of salvage . As on the strength of this positive ...
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... now be seen slowly cut- ting the waves . Quite calmly , quite at his ease , with no haste , no precipitation , making each stroke with mathematical precision , as though he were swimming solely for his B 2 THE LORELEY . 33.
... now be seen slowly cut- ting the waves . Quite calmly , quite at his ease , with no haste , no precipitation , making each stroke with mathematical precision , as though he were swimming solely for his B 2 THE LORELEY . 33.
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... seen them , by an expression , and that expression was one of mute but passionate pray- er . The whole countenance worked and labored with the concentrated action of internal forces . The pain- ful quivering of the lip , the deep ...
... seen them , by an expression , and that expression was one of mute but passionate pray- er . The whole countenance worked and labored with the concentrated action of internal forces . The pain- ful quivering of the lip , the deep ...
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ALEXANDER WILLIAM KINGLAKE Amasis amethyst apparition appeared arms beautiful boat body Bois de Boulogne brain Breslau brother CHAPTER chateau child Cloth cold consciousness Count Edmond countenance countess croupiers DANIEL BUTTERFIELD dark dead death Divine door dream Dutch Republic ed balls Egyptian eternity face fancy fatal ring father feel Felix felt finger forever Gentleman in Black hand haps hast heard heart honor hour human imagination Juliet Kabyl least light lips living look Loreley man's melancholy ment mind mond mother mysterious nature never night noble object once pain papyrus passed passion patient perhaps physician poor ring rock seemed seize sensation sense Sethos side sight silent Silesia soul sound spectre strange stretched suddenly swimmer thee Theresa thing tion Trente et Quarante turned valet voice words young
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