The cockatoo, a most vicious and treacherous bird towards every one else, absolutely seems to love him. When he lets it out of its cage, it hops on to his knee, and claws its way up his great big body, and rubs its top-knot against his sallow double chin... The woman in white - Page 169by William Wilkie Collins - 1871Full view - About this book
| Charles Dickens - English literature - 1860 - 630 pages
...he lets it out of its cage, it hops on to his knee, and elaws its way up his [Fcbnarry 18, 1M0.] 385 great big body, and rubs its top-knot against his...the doors of the canaries' cages open, and to call to them ; and the pretty little eleverly trained creatures pereh fearlessly on his hand, mount his... | |
| Great Britain - 1888 - 934 pages
...treacherous bird towards anybody else, absolutely seems to love him. When he lets it out of its cage, it hops on to his knee, and claws its way up his great...his sallow double chin in the most caressing manner imaginabla He has only to set the door of the canaries' cages open, and to call them ; and the pretty... | |
| Charles Dudley Warner - Literature - 1897 - 478 pages
...treacherous bird toward every one else, absolutely seems to love him. When he lets it out of its cage it hops on to his knee, and claws its way up his great...imaginable. He has only to set the doors of the canaries' cage open, and to call them; and the pretty little cleverly trained creatures perch fearlessly on his... | |
| Charles Dudley Warner - Literature - 1902 - 442 pages
...double chin in the most caressing manner imaginable. He has only to set the doors of the canaries' cage open, and to call them; and the pretty little cleverly...outstretched ringers one by one when he tells them to "go up-stairs,w and sing together as if they would burst their throats with delight when they get to the... | |
| Centre TADAC. - Electronic books - 1994 - 260 pages
...(Riverside), 1956) chapter 3. of Wilkie Collins' villainous Count Fosco in The Woman in White, who has only to set the doors of the canaries' cages open,...fearlessly on his hand, mount his fat outstretched fingers one by one, when he tells them to "go upstairs , " and sing together as if they would burst... | |
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