Excerpt: ...amid stifled sounds that stabbed Marcella's sense, once more nakedly alive to everything around it. The sentences to penal servitude came to an end also. Then a ghastly pause. The line of prisoners directed by the warders turned right about face towards a door in the back wall of the court. As the men filed out, the tall, fair youth, one of those condemned to death, stopped an instant and waved his hand to his sobbing sweetheart in the gallery. Hurd also turned irresolutely. "Look!" exclaimed Ann Mullins, ...
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Excerpt: ...amid stifled sounds that stabbed Marcella's sense, once more nakedly alive to everything around it. The sentences to penal servitude came to an end also. Then a ghastly pause. The line of prisoners directed by the warders turned right about face towards a door in the back wall of the court. As the men filed out, the tall, fair youth, one of those condemned to death, stopped an instant and waved his hand to his sobbing sweetheart in the gallery. Hurd also turned irresolutely. "Look!" exclaimed Ann Mullins, propping up the fainting woman beside her, "he's goin'." Marcella bent forward. She, rather than the wife, caught the last look on his large dwarf's face, so white and dazed, the eyes blinking under the gas. Aldous touched her softly on the arm. "Yes," she said quickly, "yes, we must get her out. Ann, can you lift her?" Aldous went to one side of the helpless woman: Ann Mullins held her on the other. Marcella followed, pressing the little girl close against her long black cloak. The gallery made way for them; every one looked and whispered till they had passed. Below, at the foot of the stairs, they found themselves in a passage crowded with people-lawyers, witnesses, officials, mixed with the populace. Again a road was opened for Aldous and his charges. "This way, Mr. Raeburn," said a policeman, with alacrity. "Stand back, please! Is your carriage there, sir?" "Let Ann Mullins take her-put them into the cab-I want to speak to Mr. Wharton," said Marcella in Aldous's ear. "Get me a cab at once," he said to the policeman, "and tell my carriage to wait." "Miss Boyce!" Marcella turned hastily and saw Wharton beside her. Aldous also saw him, and the two men interchanged a few words. "There is a private room close by," said Wharton, "I am to take you there, and Mr. Raeburn will join us at once." He led her along a corridor, and opened a door to the left. They entered a small dingy room, looking through a begrimed window on a courtyard. The gas was...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Cloth bound; gilt text on spine; blind stamping; edges scruffed; clean text; spine splitting; tape inside covers; Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Octavo, green cloth binding, gilt lettering on backstrip, covers partly moth-eaten, pages are clean, text is clear, Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 0860685454.
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