 Mrs. May drew a chair before the fire, placed her feet on the iron fender, snuffed the candle on the table behind her, and opened the publication she had taken from her daughter. Before, however, she was fairly immersed in its beauties, or the...  Parkwater - Pàgina 4per Mrs. Henry Wood - 1883 - 488 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1857 - 516 pàgines
...publication she had taken from her daughter. Before, however, she was fairly immersed in its beauties, or the jingles had come to an end, a tremendous noise...chair being moved violently about, was now heard. " Mother ! suppose it should be an apparition !" " Suppose it should be a robber, come in to kill us,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1857 - 520 pàgines
...publication she had taken from her daughter. Before, however, she was fairly immersed in its beauties, or the jingles had come to an end, a tremendous noise...caused them both to start. " Sakes alive !" uttered Мrs. May, a favourite exclamation of hers, " what's that ?" A somewhat prolonged noise, as of a stool... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1857 - 574 pàgines
...publication she had taken from her daughter. Before, however, she wae fairly immersed in its beauties, or the jingles had come to an end, a tremendous noise overhead caused them both to start. " Sakos alive !" uttered Mrs. May, a favourite exclamation of hers, " what's that ?" A somewhat prolonged... | |
 | william harrison ainsworth - 1857 - 516 pàgines
...publication she had taken from her daughter. Before, however, she was fairly immersed in its beauties, or the jingles had come to an end, a tremendous noise overhead caused them both to start. " Never you mind that, miss. You eome to the planer as I bid you. It's not your place to reflect on... | |
 | Mrs. Henry Wood, Charles William Wood - 1875 - 500 pàgines
...finding resistance useless, flung some books on the chair, to make it higher, and flung herself atop of them, dashing into what she called " the scales "...violently about, was now heard. Sophia jumped off the books. " Mother ! suppose it should be an apparition ! " " Suppose it should be a robber ! " was the... | |
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