The Gentleman in BlackWilliam Kidd, 1831 - Всего страниц: 309 |
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... matters were now approaching to a crisis . " How much does the fellow want ? " asked the gentleman in black . " Three thousand livres , " replied Louis . " Pshaw an insignificant trifle ; call him in and pay him - merely to get rid of ...
... matters were now approaching to a crisis . " How much does the fellow want ? " asked the gentleman in black . " Three thousand livres , " replied Louis . " Pshaw an insignificant trifle ; call him in and pay him - merely to get rid of ...
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... matter ; if it answers their pur- pose I believe they don't care much for that , nor I either , to tell you the truth . However I must be off , having a little business just now to transact in London . " 66 Stop , my dear Sir ...
... matter ; if it answers their pur- pose I believe they don't care much for that , nor I either , to tell you the truth . However I must be off , having a little business just now to transact in London . " 66 Stop , my dear Sir ...
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... matter of course , he was to manage the whole affair as he thought fit ; and , as a matter of course with Charles Maxwell , he troubled him not with any more large drafts , nor asked for a farthing of the profits ; all which surprised ...
... matter of course , he was to manage the whole affair as he thought fit ; and , as a matter of course with Charles Maxwell , he troubled him not with any more large drafts , nor asked for a farthing of the profits ; all which surprised ...
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... matter . They , therefore , sat down together in friendly chat , and he expressed a hope that their wishes had been complied with , and that all had gone on pleasantly and accord- ing to the strict letter of the compact . " If not ...
... matter . They , therefore , sat down together in friendly chat , and he expressed a hope that their wishes had been complied with , and that all had gone on pleasantly and accord- ing to the strict letter of the compact . " If not ...
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... and without coats , and a short elderly gentleman , in a black shirt , whom they , for soldiers are woefully ignorant in such matters , mistook for a clergyman . Their comrades had by this time got up , and were THE GENTLEMAN IN BLACK . 93.
... and without coats , and a short elderly gentleman , in a black shirt , whom they , for soldiers are woefully ignorant in such matters , mistook for a clergyman . Their comrades had by this time got up , and were THE GENTLEMAN IN BLACK . 93.
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66 Precisely abbé admiral ahem appeared asked Bagsby's Baron beg your pardon began black Geneva cloak black tape black-edged papers blackguard bottle stands Bourreau bowed brother Dodun cambric Charles Maxwell Clara client Comte D'Ormalle Comte de Tien Comte's Comtesse consequence continued cough Crabseye cried dark gentleman dear Sir devil ejaculated Emilie exclaimed Louis eyes feel forthwith gentleman in black GEORGE CRUIKSHANK hand heroes honour Humph immediately Jesuit lawyer Ledger Lisette looked Louis Desonges Louis's manner matter mean mind Monsieur morning never observed Charles observed the gentleman officer OLD BOND STREET old fellow Palais Royal Paris peer of France piece of business pocket pocket book politely Pshaw purse racters Rateleux recollection replied the gentleman seat seemed silk purse sort tell thereof thing thought tleman in black told took ugly piece whispered WILLIAM KIDD wine young
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Стр. 5 - I should be sorry to appear unpolite to a gentleman of your birth and talents; yet the fact, however, is, that my engagements are just now exceedingly numerous and pressing ; therefore allow me just to explain. This paper — ' ' Confound this head-ache,'— thought poor Louis to himself, 'if I had gone to bed last night, instead of watching over the rouge et noir table, and losing my — ' ' Pshaw ! pshaw ! smell this bottle...
Стр. 9 - ... Sir, what you mean by intruding upon my privacy, and insulting me with the repetition of all my misfortunes ? Who, and what the devil are you?" " Precisely so, as I told you before," replied the unruffled stranger.
Стр. 173 - It is neither the one nor the other," said the gentleman in black, " I will never agree to it ; " and he looked round with an assumed air of carelessness in his turn. The discussion was like the game of see-saw, one up and the other down — but old Bagsby had yet, as he whispered Mr. Ledger, his " great gun" to fire. Wherefore,