The Frozen Deep and Other TalesChatto and Windus, 1875 - 322 páginas The Frozen Deep is a story of a love triangle between Clara, Frank and Richard, spiced up with dangerous expeditions, mysterious visions and life-threatening circumstances. The end is as surprising and unexpected as we are (or are not) accustomed to in Collins' books. |
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... close up to me ; he said , in his quick rough way : ' Clara ; I am going to the African coast . If I live , I shall come back promoted ; and we both know what will happen then . ' He kissed me . I was half frightened , half angry ...
... close up to me ; he said , in his quick rough way : ' Clara ; I am going to the African coast . If I live , I shall come back promoted ; and we both know what will happen then . ' He kissed me . I was half frightened , half angry ...
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... close up to her , laid his hand on her arm . " The time may come , " he said , " when I shall forgive you . But the man who has robbed me of you shall rue the day when you and he first met . " He turned , and left her . A few minutes ...
... close up to her , laid his hand on her arm . " The time may come , " he said , " when I shall forgive you . But the man who has robbed me of you shall rue the day when you and he first met . " He turned , and left her . A few minutes ...
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... close to the place at which Clara was standing . Both the captain and the lieutenant were too completely absorbed in their professional duties to notice her . Neither the one . nor the other had the faintest suspicion that she could ...
... close to the place at which Clara was standing . Both the captain and the lieutenant were too completely absorbed in their professional duties to notice her . Neither the one . nor the other had the faintest suspicion that she could ...
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... close as he possibly could over the fire . Crayford looked after him . " Hullo ! what are you doing there ? " ' Thawing my beard , sir . " " Come here directly , and set to work on these bones . " John Want remained immovably attached ...
... close as he possibly could over the fire . Crayford looked after him . " Hullo ! what are you doing there ? " ' Thawing my beard , sir . " " Come here directly , and set to work on these bones . " John Want remained immovably attached ...
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... simply , so purely beautiful , of that unpretending and unrivalled work . At the close of the ninth variation ( Clara's favourite ) she pauses , and turns towards the garden . " Shall I stop there ? " she asks . 888 THE FROZEN DEEP .
... simply , so purely beautiful , of that unpretending and unrivalled work . At the close of the ninth variation ( Clara's favourite ) she pauses , and turns towards the garden . " Shall I stop there ? " she asks . 888 THE FROZEN DEEP .
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Aldersley ALFRED CONCANEN Ambrose and Silas answered Arctic asked aunt Chance beautiful boat-house bones brother Captain Helding Clara cloth extra confession Cray Crown 8vo dear doctor door dream Edition English Engravings Expedition eyes face Facsimile Fairbank Fcap feel folio Francis Raven Frank Frozen Deep gilt edges hand happened hear heard horse imperial 4to Imperial 8vo J. R. PLANCHÉ John Jago John Want knife lady laudanum leave Lefrank living mind Miss Burnham Miss Meadowcroft morning morocco Morwick Farm mother murder Naomi Narrabee never night officers passed plainly Plates Portrait question replied Richard Wardour Rigobert round says the captain Sea-Mew side Silas Meadowcroft silence Sir NOEL PATON Somerset Herald speak spoke Steventon stick stopped story suddenly tell tion told took turned voice Vols waiting Wanderer whispered wife WILKIE COLLINS woman words
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