Bessie, Volume 1Tauchnitz, 1872 - 624 pages |
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Anne of Austria answered asked Aubrey's Barbison beautiful Bessie blue eyes Burgundy called carriage Charlemagne child cousin cried dark daugh Dawson dead dear delight dinner Docteur Renaud door face feel felt ferns fichu Fontainebleau forest garden girl gone green guardian half hand handsome Harry heard heart Henry Herbert Hermance James Carr knew lady laughed lips lived looked Lusig Lusignan Madame Mademoi Mademoiselle Aubrey Marie Antoinette married Mignonne mind moiselle Aubrey Monsieur Renaud morning mother never night once pale parlour parterre Phoenix pleasant poor Portland Place quivered replied rocks roses Russell Square seemed signan Sinbad the Sailor smile Smith soon sorrow Sous-Préfète spoke stared stood story Stratonice suppose sure tell things thought told tone took trees turned Uncle John uttered vipers voice walked Watkins whilst window woman wonder word youth
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Page 22 - And the Power on high, that can shield the good Thus from the tyrant of the wood, Hath extended its- mercy to guard me as well From the hands of the leaguering infidel.
Page 14 - ... bride, to be sure,' said Curtis without looking up. ' The bride ! who is she ? ' I demanded in astonishment. ' Your aunt Juliet, to be sure ! ' said Curtis composedly, stepping back and contemplating his floral arrangement with his head on one side. I asked no more, but betook myself with all speed to my room, locked the door, flung myself on the bed, and cried to heartbreaking with grief, indignation, and mortification. After a very long time some one tried the door, and a voice — the voice...