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Page 160
... Angus , Lord Gray , and others . " " You have held a council , then ? " The Abbot nodded . 66 And your decision ? " " Banishment or death to the whole brood of knaves who are undermining the King's safety . " " But Cochrane must be left ...
... Angus , Lord Gray , and others . " " You have held a council , then ? " The Abbot nodded . 66 And your decision ? " " Banishment or death to the whole brood of knaves who are undermining the King's safety . " " But Cochrane must be left ...
Page 163
... Angus - a man of gigantic stature , and possessed of all the fierce courage of the race from which he sprang and to Lord Gray - a man of policy and dis- crimination he was invited to join them . He hesitated : for , however willing he ...
... Angus - a man of gigantic stature , and possessed of all the fierce courage of the race from which he sprang and to Lord Gray - a man of policy and dis- crimination he was invited to join them . He hesitated : for , however willing he ...
Page 164
... Angus - but there was gloom upon their brows ; they wore stout hauberks of steel under their coats , they had various weapons secreted about their persons , so that whilst they appeared to wear only their swords - to which they were ...
... Angus - but there was gloom upon their brows ; they wore stout hauberks of steel under their coats , they had various weapons secreted about their persons , so that whilst they appeared to wear only their swords - to which they were ...
Page 166
... Angus himself and all his howling tribe were at your heels , ready to wipe off with their blades the long score of grudge they owe us . " " Pshaw ! am I the one to blanch or look strange if all the wolves of Scotland were griping at my ...
... Angus himself and all his howling tribe were at your heels , ready to wipe off with their blades the long score of grudge they owe us . " " Pshaw ! am I the one to blanch or look strange if all the wolves of Scotland were griping at my ...
Page 174
... your life is beset . Angus and his followers have forced an entrance to the palace , bent upon avenging the murder of my lord of Mar. " The ominous announcement which was made in this abrupt fashion 174 IN LOVE AND WAR .
... your life is beset . Angus and his followers have forced an entrance to the palace , bent upon avenging the murder of my lord of Mar. " The ominous announcement which was made in this abrupt fashion 174 IN LOVE AND WAR .
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alarm Albany ALFRED Concanen Angus answered appeared Bertrand Borderers BRET HARTE brother captain chamber cloth extra Cochrane's command cried Crown 8vo desire door doubt drew Duke of Albany Earl of Mar Edited escape exclaimed eyes face faith fate father favour favourite fear followed friar friends gentlemen gilt give Gordon guard halberd hand head heard heart Heaven honour horse humour Illustrations instant JAMES PAYN James Rice John Saunders JUSTIN MCCARTHY Katherine Janfarie Katherine's King King's knave lady Lamington liege Linlithgow lips looked lord lordship madam Majesty Majesty's master means Muckle Mysie Nicol night observed OUIDA palace passed passion pause pledge present prisoner Queen rendered Richard Janfarie royal sake seek seemed Sir Hugh Sir Robert Cochrane sire speak spoke sprang stand Stark stood sword thought tidings tion Torphichen treachery trust voice waiting Walter Besant whilst WILKIE COLLINS words
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