Cousin Geoffrey, the Old Bachelor: A Novel, to which is Added Claude StocqTheodore Edward Hook Baudry's European Library, 1840 - 366 páginas |
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Cousin Geoffrey, the Old Bachelor: A Novel, to which is Added Claude Stocq Theodore Edward Hook Visualização integral - 1840 |
Cousin Geoffrey, the Old Bachelor: A Novel, to which is Added Claude Stocq Theodore Edward Hook Visualização integral - 1840 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
Ambroise Paré anguish Anne de Montmorency Antonia asked Aubyn Barton beauty bishop of Leicester Blanche Blanche's bless bright Calvinist Captain Catherine Chantilly cheek child Claude Stocq Cousin Geoffry cried Damville Dashwood daughters dear dearest delighted Dieppe door dress earl Eustace Murray exclaimed eyes Faithful father fear feel felt gazed gentle Geoffry's Geraldine Gertrude girl glance hair hand happy hastened heard heart Heaven high constable Hodnot honour hope Horace St hour husband Jehan Cornoailles Juliet knew Lady Barbara Lady Hunter Lady Sackville Lady Whitehead Lionel lips Lisette listen looked lord lover married Merton mind Miss St Misses Whitehead Monsieur Dubois mother never night noble pale perhaps poor replied Robert Rochemaure seemed Senlis Sir Cæsar Sir Croesus sister smile Snaffle sweet tears tell thought trembling turned Veronique voice Wheezer whispered window wish woman words young
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Página 399 - Doctor," replied Claude Stocq, coldly, " I have seen him, and recognised him immediately as the barber Landri." " Silence, barbarian !" cried the Doctor, impetuously. After a moment's thought, he continued more tranquilly, " The barber Landri and Jehan Cornoailles are both dead; peace be to their souls ! May Heaven receive them in its mercy ! Will you accompany me to the Hospital, Claude Stocq, to see what can be done for this unfortunate lady ?" In spite of the unremitting attention of the celebrated...
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