New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register, Volume 98Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth E. W. Allen, 1853 |
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Page 131
... Jane ? " said some one from behind ; and an elderly female , in curls and a variegated gown , came out of the back parlour . " A gentleman wants to know , " said Jane , giving a swing to her left . hand , which held a dustpan ...
... Jane ? " said some one from behind ; and an elderly female , in curls and a variegated gown , came out of the back parlour . " A gentleman wants to know , " said Jane , giving a swing to her left . hand , which held a dustpan ...
Page 390
... Jane ; in bed she moaning lay , Till God released her of her pain ; and then she went away . " I knew little more of mortality , " he says , " than that Jane had dis- appeared . She had gone away ; but , perhaps , she would come back ...
... Jane ; in bed she moaning lay , Till God released her of her pain ; and then she went away . " I knew little more of mortality , " he says , " than that Jane had dis- appeared . She had gone away ; but , perhaps , she would come back ...
Page 449
... Jane , " said the elder lady , looking up , " how does she seem now ? " " Her ankle is in less pain , mother , " was ... Jane ; " it is like some one walking round to the house - door . " " Well , child , your ears are younger than mine ...
... Jane , " said the elder lady , looking up , " how does she seem now ? " " Her ankle is in less pain , mother , " was ... Jane ; " it is like some one walking round to the house - door . " " Well , child , your ears are younger than mine ...
Page 450
... Jane , " but I cannot see what there is to like . " " Don't talk foolishly , but go and open the door , " interposed Mrs. Armstrong ; " you hear the knocking . Jane made her way to the house - door , and , withdrawing the chain and bolt ...
... Jane , " but I cannot see what there is to like . " " Don't talk foolishly , but go and open the door , " interposed Mrs. Armstrong ; " you hear the knocking . Jane made her way to the house - door , and , withdrawing the chain and bolt ...
Page 451
... Jane returned , when another loud knocking at the house - door was heard above the wind . " Allow me to open it , " cried Mr. Payne , starting up ; and a second stranger entered the sitting - room . " How are you , Mr. Darnley ? I am ...
... Jane returned , when another loud knocking at the house - door was heard above the wind . " Allow me to open it , " cried Mr. Payne , starting up ; and a second stranger entered the sitting - room . " How are you , Mr. Darnley ? I am ...
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