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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. 1868. Excerpt: ... THE MILLER'S REVENGE. By The Author Of "Foolish Margaret." IN TWO PARTS.--PART II. "' 'POWN on the floor, vile thief You and I must become better _Ly acquainted.' "The terrible pistol was still pointed in a line with her eyes, and she was fain to obey the command of him who held it. With another cry for mercy, fainter than the first one, she slid from the sacks to the ground, and crouched there in mortal terror. "' So, so, Mere Babet, this is your fashion of getting an honest living, is it?' sneered Lebrun. "' Mercy have mercy ' was all that the miserable creature at his feet had power to say. '"Oh yes, I'll be merciful, never fear. Merciful, that is, after a fashion of my own.' "With that, Lebrun laid down his pistol, as though he could have no further use for it against an object so contemptible, and turned to light a couple of candles, that were fixed in a wooden frame close by. Hardly was his back turned, when Mere Babet gave a sudden spring, and before Lebrun knew what had happened, the pistol was in her hands. As he turned, she fired. The flash nearly blinded him for the moment, and the bullet seemed to skim his hair as it whizzed past, but beyond that he was unharmed. Next moment his hand was driven with the force of a hammer into the woman's face, and she fell to the floor bleeding and insensible. "La Mere Babet was a well-known character on the island. Indeed, she was better known than liked. There was scarcely a house of the humbler sort between Noirmont Point and Gorey, the threshold of which she was not in the habit of crossing at least once or twice during the summer months; while, in the kitchens of several of the gentry, she was a more frequent visitor than the heads of the household were at all aware of. For it was well known throughout...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153854511 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153854511 |
| Weight | 1.27 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.87 In |
| List Price | $29.78 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 392 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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