The parlour novelist1846 |
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already Antonio appeared arms arrived astonishment ball banana beautiful beheld Black River brigantine British brother Calypso Cambeba Captain Bertrand Coin de Mire colour command consequently cousin Creole cried darted deck Duperré endeavoured enemy English entire eyes father feeling felt fire followed frigate gazed George Munier George's glance governess governor hand happiness head heard heart Henri Henriette honour horse hour instant island Isle of France Jacques Laiza Lord William Murray Mademoiselle Malay Malmedie Miko-Miko Moka monsieur morning Mount Discovery mulatto murmured Nazim negroes Nereid night o'clock once paces passed piastres Pierre Munier Port Louis prisoner race recognise remained replied George round sailors Sara Sara's scarcely seen ship side silence slaves smile stranger Telemachus thousand Thumb mountain took trees trembled troops turn uttered voice whilst William plains words wounded young girl
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Pàgina 280 - MACKINAC, 18th July, 1812. DEAR SIR, I am happy to have it in my power to announce to you that...
Pàgina 338 - Caius on the Aventine Hill ; but the nobles were the strongest, the plebeians fled, and Caius withdrew with one slave into a sacred grove, whence he hoped to reach the Tiber; but the wood was surrounded, his retreat was cut off, and he commanded the slave to kill him that he might not fall alive into the hands of his enemies, after which the poor faithful fellow killed himself, unable to bear the loss of his master. The weight of Caius...
Pàgina 291 - ... day. I am afraid I have spoken too much ; it is a fault — a very great fault — do you understand, young gentleman." His friend Nollis laughed, and took him under his protection. It was three o'clock. I was anxious to know how our Viveur would spend the interval between breakfast and dinner, and thought that the best thing for him to do would be to indulge the ante-prandial nap, in imitation of Boileau's prelate. Adolpbe was already outside the door, amusing himself with the oyster-girl, and...
Pàgina 8 - River the highest mountain in the isle — • and there, arrived at our destination, we will gaze around us on all sides — to the right and to the left — before and behind — above and beneath us.
Pàgina 92 - I care not which," said Jack. " I warn you, you would be somewhat rash." " Not at all," said Jack, "for I merely say what I think ; and consequently my conviction is that I should risk but little." " Let us understand each other," said the Frenchman ; " you repeat to me a second time that at twentyfive paces I should miss my man.
Pàgina 350 - By the side of the good old priest who awaited him under the portico, stood a female, dressed in black and covered from head to foot with a long black veil.