Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
"I will tell you how it all happened, and how it was that Miss Lambton--in short you shall hear it all--it's the first time I have spoken about it, but now it shall out; you shall judge and decide between us, by Jove you shall! You recollect it was in the beginning of June tha...
We had sat for some time talking over Doughby's mishaps, when we were interrupted by a noise upon deck. Hurras and hellos were resounding off on every side and corner of the ste...
7. Chapter 7It was on the day succeeding this visit of reconciliation, that Miss Arabel and the stumpy Susannah pursued their way to the shrubbery walk, in a rapid and mysterious manner, as...
4. Chapter 4have almost rejoiced to have sunk into it, from the gaze and the silence, which equally appalled me. While I attempted to mutter a few sentences, of which I felt the sound die w...
3. Chapter 3"Have I not in my time heard lions roar? Have I not heard the sea, puft up with wind, Rage like an angry boar chafed with sweat? Have I not heard great ordnance in the field, An...
1. Chapter 1"I will tell you how it all happened, and how it was that Miss Lambton--in short you shall hear it all--it's the first time I have spoken about it, but now it shall out; you sha...
5. Chapter 5A week had passed, and Mr Gillingham Howard nursed his wrath, like Tam O'Shanter's wife, to keep it warm. The name of the successful purchaser had struck him with a feeling of h...
6. Chapter 6The account given by Miss Arabel of her interview with the hateful purchaser of the coveted meadows, was so confused, that to persons less interested in the matter than Mr Gilli...