This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ...having spent his breath and his indignation through the window, to the disturbance of sundry bats and daws, which resided in the roof of the tower, was become so calm that he made tlie rest of his descent in his usually tranquil and sluggish style; and even before he had crossed the court towards the draw-bridge, he ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ...having spent his breath and his indignation through the window, to the disturbance of sundry bats and daws, which resided in the roof of the tower, was become so calm that he made tlie rest of his descent in his usually tranquil and sluggish style; and even before he had crossed the court towards the draw-bridge, he made up his mind to get Shanty to settle this knotty business, feeling that the old blacksmith would have been from the first the proper person to do it. Jacob, the ugly, ill-conditioned serving man, was waiting to turn the light draw-bridge, and had Dymock looked upon him, he would have seen that there was triumph on the features of this deformed animal, for Jacob was in all his master's secrets; he knew that he meant to cheat the laird, and he being Salmon's foster brother, already counted upon his master's riches as his own. Salmon's constitution was failing rapidly, and Jacob, therefore, soon hoped to gather in his golden harvest. Jacob, too, hated every creature about him, and his hatred being inherited from his parents, was likely to be coeval with his life. The cause of this hatred will be seen in the sequel; but Jacob had no sooner turned the bridge, and fixed it against the opposite bank, than Tamar, springing from behind a cluster of bushes, jumped lightly on the boards, and the next moment she was with Dymock and Jacob on the inner side of the moat under the tower. Jacob had started back, as if he had seen a spectre, at the appearance of the blooming, sparkling Tamar, who came forward without hat or other head dress, her raven tresses floating in the breeze. "Why are you here, my daughter?" said Dymock. "Do not restrain me, dear father," she answered, "you have not sped, you say: only permit me to try my skill...
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