 I was descending the steps of a close, or coming out from a bookseller's shop, I met our old family butler. He looked greatly changed, pale, wan, and shadowy as a ghost. " Eh! old boy," I said, "what brings you here ?" He replied, " To meet your honour,...  The Book of the Boudoir - Seite 123von Lady Morgan (Sydney) - 1829 - 662 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1847 - 742 Seiten
...Ex-Chancellor, he spoke as follows : " I also believe in Second Sight, because I have been its subject. When I was a very young man, I had been for some time absent from home. On the morning of my arrival in Edinburgh, as I was descending the steps of a close, on coming... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 528 Seiten
...ex-Chancellor, he spoke as follows : "I also believe in Second Sight, because I have been its subject. When I was a very young man, I had been for some time absent from home. On the morning of my arrival in Edinburgh, as I was descending the steps of a dose, on coming... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1857 - 448 Seiten
...because I have been its subject. When I was a very young man, I had been for some time absent from home. On the morning of my arrival in Edinburgh, as I was...family butler. He looked greatly changed, — pale, wanvand shadowy as a ghost. ' Eh, old boy,' I said, ' what brings you here ? ' He replied, ' To meet... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1862 - 880 Seiten
...visitation. The circumstances, as related by himself, are given ,n Lady Morgan's Book of the Boudoir. ' When I was a very young man, I had been for some time absent...Edinburgh, as I was descending the steps of a close, or coming out from a bookseller's shop, I met our old family butler. He looked greatly changed, pale,... | |
 | 1866 - 588 Seiten
...Chancellor, he spoke as follows: — "I also believe in second sight, because I have been its subject. When I was a very young man, I had been for some time absent from home. On the morning of my arrival in Edinburgh, as I was descending the steps of a close, on coming... | |
 | Bourchier Wrey Savile - 1874 - 306 Seiten
...apparition, as related by himself, are given in Lady Morgan's Book of the Boudoir, as follows : — " When I was a very young man, I had been for some time absent...the morning of my arrival in Edinburgh, as I was• coming out from a book shop, I met our old family "butler. He looked greatly changed, pale,. wan and... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1883 - 862 Seiten
...from Scotland. On the morning of my arrival in Edinburgh, as I was descending the steps of a close, or coming out from a bookseller's shop, I met our old...He looked greatly changed, pale, wan, and shadowy asaghost.^ "Eh! old boy," I said, "what brings you here ?" He replied, " To meet your honour, and solicit... | |
 | Hudson Tuttle - 1900 - 360 Seiten
...apparition, as related by himself, are given in Lady Morgan's Book of the Boudoir, as follows : — " When I was a very young man, I had been for some time absent...On the morning of my arrival in Edinburgh, as I was coming out from a bookshop, I met our old family butler. He looked greatly changed, pale, wan and shadowy... | |
 | Charles Lakeman Tweedale - 1918 - 604 Seiten
...Lord Chancellor Erskine had the following experience. He says, in the account of it : When I was a young man I had been for some time absent from Scotland....On the morning of my arrival in Edinburgh, as I was coming out from a bookshop, I met our old family butler. He looked greatly changed, pale, wan and shadowy.... | |
 | 1823 - 562 Seiten
...have been its subject. When 1 was a very young man I hud bren for some time absent from Scotland. Un the morning of my arrival in Edinburgh, as I was descending the stt-ps of a close, on coming out from u bookseller'* shop I met our old family butler. He looked greatly... | |
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