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... parapet , and facing towards the subsidiary or western part of the castle . As I was looking over my ward- robe , I fell into this song which , though plaintive and catching , I had begun to curse in silence and aloud . " Ten fathom ...
... parapet , and facing towards the subsidiary or western part of the castle . As I was looking over my ward- robe , I fell into this song which , though plaintive and catching , I had begun to curse in silence and aloud . " Ten fathom ...
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... parapet of the west wing - you shall have that you seek . Turn to the left when you cross , and go sunways round the parapet . " J. U. " The handwriting was unknown to me , but the in- itials - could they stand for aught but Jean ...
... parapet of the west wing - you shall have that you seek . Turn to the left when you cross , and go sunways round the parapet . " J. U. " The handwriting was unknown to me , but the in- itials - could they stand for aught but Jean ...
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... parapet to the right . After turning the first angle , I crept along by the northern side until I came to some steps , which I descended . I then became aware of a light coming from a door or open window within a few feet of me . I was ...
... parapet to the right . After turning the first angle , I crept along by the northern side until I came to some steps , which I descended . I then became aware of a light coming from a door or open window within a few feet of me . I was ...
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... . I again took the precaution of testing it , and it was well I did so , for no sooner did I put my foot upon it than it slipped from under me and dis- appeared over the parapet . 84 CHAPTER VII . THE loss of the plank was THE X JEWEL . 83.
... . I again took the precaution of testing it , and it was well I did so , for no sooner did I put my foot upon it than it slipped from under me and dis- appeared over the parapet . 84 CHAPTER VII . THE loss of the plank was THE X JEWEL . 83.
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... parapet upon which we stood was two or three feet lower than the parapet of the keep , so that , when the plank was thrown across , one end of it rested upon THE X JEWEL . 85.
... parapet upon which we stood was two or three feet lower than the parapet of the keep , so that , when the plank was thrown across , one end of it rested upon THE X JEWEL . 85.
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