Wilson's Tales
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共 21 段- "Compose yourself," said Innes; "you have been strangely tri
- Towards the close of the day, the course of the travellers h
- Maxwell stood for a considerable time waiting the issue of h
- "No," she replied, "Mike Maxwell committed nothing to my cha
- Speculation is the soul of business; it is the mainspring of
- But, sir, I looked after the progress of the mill, and my th
- The third letter we received from her was written about four
- Whether it was that I tacitly followed my friend's advice, o
- I saw the pang of agony that flitted across her countenance
- "That rope was meant for my neck, and I leave it for a trait
- After much resistance, the old man yielded; and Roderick lef
- "Bless you, my lord, for these words; they have infused new
- "Ye say right, freends," now said the unwary freebooter; "I
- Some time previous to this bill becoming due, Lorimer called
- Even in desperate cases we must prescribe; and in the evenin
- "I never can _sit_ more upon this earth,"[1] he cried, and t
- These words, with the slow progress of his own mental workin
- Still he was attentive to business--he still retained the co
- The shades of evening had forced the females to retire, benu
- "Mother, you wrong me," replied the veteran. "I rejoice that
- After they were all comfortably seated, and had dispelled th