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... cried mine host , " did you ever know of a bachelor's hall that was not elastic , and able to accommo- date twice as many as it could hold ? So , out of a good- humoured pique , the housekeeper was summoned to a consultation before us ...
... cried mine host , " did you ever know of a bachelor's hall that was not elastic , and able to accommo- date twice as many as it could hold ? So , out of a good- humoured pique , the housekeeper was summoned to a consultation before us ...
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... cried the questioner . ' Why , an old lady ghost that tends upon your real Milesian families , and waits at their window to let them know when some of them are to die . " " A mighty pleasant piece of information ! " cried an elderly ...
... cried the questioner . ' Why , an old lady ghost that tends upon your real Milesian families , and waits at their window to let them know when some of them are to die . " " A mighty pleasant piece of information ! " cried an elderly ...
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... cried my uncle to a meagre but fiery postilion , who with tre- mendous jackboots and cocked hat was floundering on before him . - , " said the pos- " To Monseigneur the Marquis de tilion , touching his hat , partly out of respect to my ...
... cried my uncle to a meagre but fiery postilion , who with tre- mendous jackboots and cocked hat was floundering on before him . - , " said the pos- " To Monseigneur the Marquis de tilion , touching his hat , partly out of respect to my ...
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... cried my annt . A heavy groan , and a sound like the chattering of teeth , issued from the portrait . The servants shrunk back ; the maid ut- tered a faint shriek , and clung to the footman for support . Instantly ! " added my aunt ...
... cried my annt . A heavy groan , and a sound like the chattering of teeth , issued from the portrait . The servants shrunk back ; the maid ut- tered a faint shriek , and clung to the footman for support . Instantly ! " added my aunt ...
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... cried the Irish captain of Dragoons , " if it's ghosts you want , you shall have a whole regiment of them . And since these gentle- men have given the adventures of their uncles and aunts , faith and I'll even give you a chapter out of ...
... cried the Irish captain of Dragoons , " if it's ghosts you want , you shall have a whole regiment of them . And since these gentle- men have given the adventures of their uncles and aunts , faith and I'll even give you a chapter out of ...
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adventure ALFRED CONCANEN amusing ancient banditti beautiful beheld Bianca bosom Buckthorne burgher buried captain carriage chamber character cloth extra Coloured companions countenance cried Crown 8vo daughter delight devil divining rod door dress Eccellenza Edition English Englishman Engravings eyes face fancy father Fcap feel fellow felt Fondi Frosinone gazed Genoa gentleman ghost gilt edges half-morocco hand haunted head heard heart horse humour Illustrations Imperial 8vo Iron John J. R. PLANCHÉ JOHN kind laugh length literary London looked mind morocco mountains Naples neighbourhood never night numerous once passed Peechy Prauw Pelasgian pistol Plates poem poetical poetry poor Portrait Prossedi recollect robbers rocks round scene seemed seen Somerset Herald story strange talk Terracina thing thought tion Tom Walker took travellers trees turned uncle Venetian village Vols walked Webber whole window Wolfert
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