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... rendered the family , and the price was the hand of Katherine Janfarie . To those who knew Cochrane , the price seemed a poor one for so much service ; but none doubted that he had good reasons for making such a bargain , and for ...
... rendered the family , and the price was the hand of Katherine Janfarie . To those who knew Cochrane , the price seemed a poor one for so much service ; but none doubted that he had good reasons for making such a bargain , and for ...
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... rendered the appearance of the apartment cold and dismal . Lamington was surprised to see Katherine with her head bowed on the table and her hands clasped as if she were in pain . Anxiously he raised her head and gazed in her eyes ...
... rendered the appearance of the apartment cold and dismal . Lamington was surprised to see Katherine with her head bowed on the table and her hands clasped as if she were in pain . Anxiously he raised her head and gazed in her eyes ...
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... render what assistance might be in his power to seize the fugitives . Many of the townsfolk were the more readily disposed to comply with the rule out of spite for the alarm they had undergone , and for the disagreeable interruption of ...
... render what assistance might be in his power to seize the fugitives . Many of the townsfolk were the more readily disposed to comply with the rule out of spite for the alarm they had undergone , and for the disagreeable interruption of ...
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... rendered his features barely visible . He had the appearance of a drover , and he seemed to have either just arrived from a journey or to have been about to start on one . A large grey plaid covered his shoulders and body , and the ends ...
... rendered his features barely visible . He had the appearance of a drover , and he seemed to have either just arrived from a journey or to have been about to start on one . A large grey plaid covered his shoulders and body , and the ends ...
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... rendered him that service , and he desired to requite me . In that desire your family was united ; and I told them that they could make no requital save with your hand . That was readily promised to me , and , indeed , my offer was ...
... rendered him that service , and he desired to requite me . In that desire your family was united ; and I told them that they could make no requital save with your hand . That was readily promised to me , and , indeed , my offer was ...
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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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