Dombey and Son, Volumen1Chapman and Hall, 1859 |
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arms asked better Bitherstone brother Bunsby Captain Cuttle Carker the manager chair Chick child Cleopatra cried Cuttle's dark dear dinner Doctor Blimber Dombey and Son Dombey's door Edith eyes face father Feeder Florence gentleman glancing gone hand head heard heart hope inquired knew Lady Skettles little Paul looked Louisa Lucretia ma'am MacStinger Major Bagstock mama mind Miss Blimber Miss Dombey Miss Floy Miss Nipper Miss Tox morning mother never night observed old Sol papa Paul's Perch perhaps Pipchin Polly poor Princess's-place replied returned Richard Whittington Richards round seemed sister sitting Skewton smile Solomon Gills stairs stood street sure Susan Nipper tears tell there's thing thought to-morrow Toodle took Toots Tox's turned Uncle Sol up-stairs voice Wal'r walked Walter Walter Gay watch Wickam window woman words young gentlemen
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Página 234 - But his interest centered in Sir Parker Peps, who always took his seat on the side of the bed. For Paul had heard them say long ago, that that gentleman had been with his mamma when she clasped Florence in her arms, and died. And he could not forget it now. He liked him for it. He was not afraid.
Página 350 - Immediately there appeared, coming slowly up above the bulkhead of the cabin, another bulkhead — human and very large — with one stationary eye in the mahogany face, and one revolving one, on the principle of some lighthouses. This head was decorated with shaggy hair, like oakum, which had no governing inclination towards the north, east, west, or south, but inclined to all four quarters of the compass, and to every point upon it. The head .was followed by a perfect desert of chin, and by a...
Página 233 - When the sunbeams struck into his room through the rustling blinds, and quivered on the opposite wall like golden water, he knew that evening was coming on, and that the sky was red and beautiful. As the reflection died away, and a gloom went creeping up the wall, he watched it deepen, deepen, deepen, into night.
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Página 233 - ... the candle, and wait patiently for day. His only trouble was, the swift and rapid river. He felt forced, sometimes, to try to stop it - to stem it with his childish hands or choke its way with sand — and when he saw it coming on, resistless, he cried out!
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Página 230 - ... to say that they were coming. Night and day the conquering engines rumbled at their distant work, or, advancing smoothly to their journey's end, and gliding like tame dragons into the allotted corners, grooved out to the inch for their reception, stood bubbling and trembling there, making the walls quake, as if they were dilating with the secret knowledge of great powers yet unsuspected in them, and strong purposes not yet achieved.
Página 186 - Walter went to the outer office and apprised Mr. Carker the junior of his errand, who accordingly came out from behind a partition where he sat alone in one corner, and returned with him to the room of Mr. Carker the manager. That gentleman was standing with his back to the fire, and his hands under his coat-tails, looking over his white cravat as uncompromisingly as Mr.