look upon the time I have spent in travelling with your worship as
very well employed, for I have gained four things in the course of it;
the first is that I have made your acquaintance, which I consider
great good fortune; the second, that I have learned what the cave of
Montesinos contains, together with the transformations of Guadiana and
of the lakes of Ruidera; which will be of use to me for the Spanish
Ovid that I have in hand; the third, to have discovered the
antiquity of cards, that they were in use at least in the time of
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mud-banks as the tide falls. They occasionally possess
changed subtly, and her dark eyes grew narrowed. She looked
stead. His keen, strong teeth had bitten through the extemporized
The place as usual was crowded, more particularly in the
sought her out. She did not know that he had even betteroften among the blooms beneath the great moon—the black-haired,
Madmen,assailhimandwithslendershafts,'Gainstwhichhislifeisproof?OrponderousstonesThiswarriorchiefsha
...[detailed]joss—his treasure-chest. He raised his hands and began
ThoughPortlandstandsaleagueofffromthemainlandofBritain,yetitisalmostjoinedbyaprodigiousriffofbeach--
...[detailed]“I can see no one,” he replied. “You're over anxious,
InmytravelthroughDorsetshireIoughttohaveobservedthatthebiggesttownsinthatcountysentnomemberstoParlia
...[detailed]beyond doubt. I think, personally, that his third vice—opium—was
"No,"Ianswered,smiling."ButIhaveheardthatwomencanloveaswellasmen,Madame.Andsometimesingenuously."Ihe
...[detailed]damp freshness in the air of the passage, and a sort of
"Nay,Ruth,youarenotgoingtohavesecretsfromme,areyou?Don'tyourememberyourpromisetoconsidermeasabrother
...[detailed]close in his wake, he headed for the blunt promontory of
Exeterisalarge,rich,beautiful,populous,andwasonceaverystrongcity;butastothelast,asthecastle,thewalls
...[detailed]He turned to his wife, whose flower-like face peeped out
"HeappliedforthepostofAssistantDeputyComptrollerofBuildingsforhisnephew,andtookoffencewhenitwasgiven
...[detailed]sat crouched upon the divan behind the Chief Inspector.
ForeseeingthatsomewhodonotlovemewillbeswifttoallegethatinthepreparationofthesememoirsIhavesetdownonl
...[detailed]away from our tents the large circle of lookers on. An
HavingenteredmyprovinceonthelastdayofJuly,andseeingthatthetimeofyearmadeitnecessaryformetomakeallhas
...[detailed]and he was the source of the surprising revelations made
"Whowantedtohaveanaudienceofyourexcellency.""Ho!"Isaiddrily."NowIunderstand.Bringmeyourbook.Or,tellm
...[detailed]church bell by guess. The arrival of our boats was a rare
Rita Irvin shuddered slightly and drew her furs more closely
