The Croppy: A Tale, Volume 2E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1839 - Ireland |
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Page 123
... Nelly , some time or other ; -but , my lady- " and he bowed his powdered head very low , until his loyal queu protruded horizontally from his shoulders- " if it's in your mind to think that ould Robert manes you any thing worse than ...
... Nelly , some time or other ; -but , my lady- " and he bowed his powdered head very low , until his loyal queu protruded horizontally from his shoulders- " if it's in your mind to think that ould Robert manes you any thing worse than ...
Page 126
... Nelly's arrangements about the room , her astonishment gained its height , when in a wardrobe to one side she discovered the individual habiliments she had left behind at Hartley Court . She demanded an explanation of this mystery ; but ...
... Nelly's arrangements about the room , her astonishment gained its height , when in a wardrobe to one side she discovered the individual habiliments she had left behind at Hartley Court . She demanded an explanation of this mystery ; but ...
Page 127
... Nelly , curtseying to her glance , stood at the door of the ex- tensive drawing - room , into which Eliza had last walked . She quitted the apartment , and continued to explore the mansion ; and now her duenna watched her every movement ...
... Nelly , curtseying to her glance , stood at the door of the ex- tensive drawing - room , into which Eliza had last walked . She quitted the apartment , and continued to explore the mansion ; and now her duenna watched her every movement ...
Page 128
... Nelly , who stretched out both her hands , and said , in her most earnest tone , " My gracious goodness , my lady , for the love of all the things in the world wide , don't be keepin ' hould o ' that thought - sure they'd run away wid ...
... Nelly , who stretched out both her hands , and said , in her most earnest tone , " My gracious goodness , my lady , for the love of all the things in the world wide , don't be keepin ' hould o ' that thought - sure they'd run away wid ...
Page 130
... her state : Mrs. Nelly , still very obsequious , commiserating , and , Eliza feared , syco- phantic ; and her colleague Robert , always bowing whenever his fair charge appeared in view . Upon the evening of 130 THE CROPPY .
... her state : Mrs. Nelly , still very obsequious , commiserating , and , Eliza feared , syco- phantic ; and her colleague Robert , always bowing whenever his fair charge appeared in view . Upon the evening of 130 THE CROPPY .
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