A Tale of Two Cities, Volume 1Sheldon, 1863 |
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Page 14
... looked back , and the guard looked back , and even the emphatic leader pricked up his ears and looked back , without contradicting . The stillness consequent on the cessation of the rum- bling and laboring of the coach , added to the ...
... looked back , and the guard looked back , and even the emphatic leader pricked up his ears and looked back , without contradicting . The stillness consequent on the cessation of the rum- bling and laboring of the coach , added to the ...
Page 17
... looked to the rest of its contents , and having looked to the supplementary pistols that he wore in his belt , looked to a smaller chest beneath his seat , in which there were a few smith's tools , a couple of torches , and a tinder ...
... looked to the rest of its contents , and having looked to the supplementary pistols that he wore in his belt , looked to a smaller chest beneath his seat , in which there were a few smith's tools , a couple of torches , and a tinder ...
Page 24
... looked out at the rising sun . There was a ridge of ploughed land , with a plough upon it where it had been left last night when the horses were unyoked ; beyond , a quiet coppice - wood , in which many leaves of burning red and golden ...
... looked out at the rising sun . There was a ridge of ploughed land , with a plough upon it where it had been left last night when the horses were unyoked ; beyond , a quiet coppice - wood , in which many leaves of burning red and golden ...
Page 26
... looked , with a hand on each knee , and a loud watch ticking a sonorous ser- mon under his flapped waistcoat , as though it pitted its gravity and longevity against the levity and evanescence of the brisk fire . He had a good leg , and ...
... looked , with a hand on each knee , and a loud watch ticking a sonorous ser- mon under his flapped waistcoat , as though it pitted its gravity and longevity against the levity and evanescence of the brisk fire . He had a good leg , and ...
Page 36
... whether your father soon wore his heart out in prison , or wasted there through many lingering years . " As he said the words , he looked down , with an admir- ing pity , on the flowing golden hair ; as 36 A TALE OF TWO CITIES .
... whether your father soon wore his heart out in prison , or wasted there through many lingering years . " As he said the words , he looked down , with an admir- ing pity , on the flowing golden hair ; as 36 A TALE OF TWO CITIES .
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