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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: appealed to. ' I hear a voice which is certainly not that of Lord Cheribert.' ' But who on earth can it be ? ' asked Agnes. ' Why, of course it's Mr. Roscoe's brother, ' observed Philippa. ' How do you know that ?' inquired Agnes, with sudden vehemence. ' I don't know it, I only guess it, ' answered Philippa with an uneasy look, ' because, as you know, he has been expected for so long.' Then the door opened and the butler announced Mr. Richard Roscoe. CHAPTER XXVII. MR. RICHARD. The man who was thus ushered for the first time into the presence of the Tremenhere family would have been remarkable anywhere, but in that splendid drawing-room, surrounded by all the accessories of wealth and luxury, his appearance was especially striking from its incongruity. He was dressed in what is known in the neighbourhood of Ratcliff Highway as ' slops, ' a suit of ready-made clothes that hung on his gaunt, spare limbs like the attire of a scarecrow. It was, or had been, a sailor's suit, but he had not the least resemblance to a sailor. He had long brown hair, and a beard so deeply tinged with grey that it did not seem to match it. Though at least six feet in height, he had not a superfluous ounce of flesh about him; he was emaciated and hollow-eyed, like one who had endured great hardships; to his brother, who had a robust frame, and was attired in faultless evening dress, he presented the strongest contrast. They had absolutely nothing in common. There was something in the newcomer, however, which spoke of vanished strength, or at least of great powers of endurance: what could be seen of his muscles stood out like whipcord. His eyes were very expressive, wild as those of a hawk; perhaps at one time they might have been as fierce, but they had now a hunted look in them. A jud
| ISBN-13 | 9780217074889 |
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| ISBN-10 | 021707488X |
| Weight | 1.51 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.05 In |
| List Price | $31.54 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 470 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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