The Croppy: A Tale, Volume 2E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1839 - Ireland |
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Page 12
... and clang of armed men up the stairs ; the door of the wedding apartment was rudely flung open , and Captain Talbot , accompanied by a number of his yeomen , stamped forward . He stood for a moment glaring around him , each 12 THE CROPPY .
... and clang of armed men up the stairs ; the door of the wedding apartment was rudely flung open , and Captain Talbot , accompanied by a number of his yeomen , stamped forward . He stood for a moment glaring around him , each 12 THE CROPPY .
Page 13
... yeomen accordingly interposed . " Tell me , sir , " continued the intruder , leading the clergyman aside to the recess of a window , - " tell me , sir , are - they - mar- ried ? " " They are , " he was answered . He paused ; his eyes ...
... yeomen accordingly interposed . " Tell me , sir , " continued the intruder , leading the clergyman aside to the recess of a window , - " tell me , sir , are - they - mar- ried ? " " They are , " he was answered . He paused ; his eyes ...
Page 14
... yeomen , and gained her side . She flung that arm around him , and " Surely , surely , " she continued , " there is not that man alive will drag from me my father and my husband ? " " How is this most dear and most beautiful creature to ...
... yeomen , and gained her side . She flung that arm around him , and " Surely , surely , " she continued , " there is not that man alive will drag from me my father and my husband ? " " How is this most dear and most beautiful creature to ...
Page 17
... yeomen became impatient - the - parting was over . Eliza saw her husband and father descend the stairs guarded . From the windows of the bridal apartment , she saw them ride off amid a troop of yeoman cavalry , headed by her early lover ...
... yeomen became impatient - the - parting was over . Eliza saw her husband and father descend the stairs guarded . From the windows of the bridal apartment , she saw them ride off amid a troop of yeoman cavalry , headed by her early lover ...
Page 18
... yeomen officers , formerly of the prisoner's acquaintance , stood or sat around ; but the averted looks , or the cool and formal nod , which , while it vouchsafes recognition , proclaims an end to friendship or kindly intercourse , told ...
... yeomen officers , formerly of the prisoner's acquaintance , stood or sat around ; but the averted looks , or the cool and formal nod , which , while it vouchsafes recognition , proclaims an end to friendship or kindly intercourse , told ...
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