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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... half satirically , half fondly . " You dear old innocent ! " she exclaimed , " that excuse may do for you . For my part , I don't be- lieve a word of it . Go and get another partner , and leave Clara to me . " She entered the ...
... half satirically , half fondly . " You dear old innocent ! " she exclaimed , " that excuse may do for you . For my part , I don't be- lieve a word of it . Go and get another partner , and leave Clara to me . " She entered the ...
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... half frightened , half angry . Before I could compose myself to say a word , he was out in the garden again — he was gone ! I ought to have spoken , I know . It was not honourable , not kind towards him . You can't re- proach me for my ...
... half frightened , half angry . Before I could compose myself to say a word , he was out in the garden again — he was gone ! I ought to have spoken , I know . It was not honourable , not kind towards him . You can't re- proach me for my ...
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... half an hour . The Arctic Expedi- tion is to blame , my dear lady - not the captain- for parting man and wife . In Crayford's place I should have left it to the bachelors to find the North - west Passage , and have stopped at home with ...
... half an hour . The Arctic Expedi- tion is to blame , my dear lady - not the captain- for parting man and wife . In Crayford's place I should have left it to the bachelors to find the North - west Passage , and have stopped at home with ...
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... half an hour more . You will be all the longer with your wife , you know . I thought of that , Crayford . " " I am much obliged to you , Captain Helding . I suppose there is some other reason for inverting the customary order of things ...
... half an hour more . You will be all the longer with your wife , you know . I thought of that , Crayford . " " I am much obliged to you , Captain Helding . I suppose there is some other reason for inverting the customary order of things ...
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... half hour chance had decided the question of " Go " or " Stay " for all alike . The men left the hut . The officers entered the inner apartment for a last conference with the bed - ridden captain of the " Sea - Mew . " Wardour and ...
... half hour chance had decided the question of " Go " or " Stay " for all alike . The men left the hut . The officers entered the inner apartment for a last conference with the bed - ridden captain of the " Sea - Mew . " Wardour and ...
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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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