 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1829 - 494 pages
...he made, in attempting to plunder the house. Having thus taken every precaution, she retired to her bed with her maid, whom she compelled to sleep in...unfastened the parlour door with timid caution, and was agreeably surprised to find her guest sleeping on his own chair. A sudden transition from extreme distrust... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1833 - 150 pages
...and seize the vagrant at the first noise he made in attempting to plunder the house. She then went to bed with her maid whom she compelled to sleep in her room. 11. Mrs. Franklin rose very early the next morning, roused her domestics, — and after listening a... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1840 - 484 pages
...he made, in attempting to plunder the house. Having thus taken every precaution, she retired to her bed with her maid, whom she compelled to sleep in...unfastened the parlour door with timid caution, and WM agreeably surprised to find her guest sleeping on his own chair. A sudden transition from extreme... | |
 | 1842 - 194 pages
...wake up and seize the vagrant at the first noise, he made in plundering the house. The good lady then retired to bed with her maid, whom she compelled to sleep in the same room. 18. After a very restless night, Mrs. Franklin rose before the sun. She called her domestics,... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1843 - 528 pages
...bed with him, and to waken and seize the vagrant at the first noise he made in attempting to plunder. Having thus taken every precaution, she retired to...Franklin rose before the sun, roused her domestics, and found the stranger quietly sleeping in ihe chair. A sudden transition from extreme mistrust to... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 pages
...wake up and seize the vagrant at the first noise he made in plundering the house. The good lady then retired to bed with her maid, whom she compelled to sleep in the same room. After a very restless night, Mrs. Franklin rose before the sun. She called her domestics,... | |
 | James Parton - Biography & Autobiography - 1864 - 668 pages
...bed with him, and to waken and seize the vagrant at the first noise he made in attempting to plunder the house. Having thus taken every precaution, she...before the sun, roused her domestics, unfastened the parlor door with timid caution, and was agreeably surprised to find her guest quietly sleeping in the... | |
 | James Parton - 1865 - 672 pages
...bed with him, and to waken and seize the vagrant at the first noise he made in attempting to plunder the house. Having thus taken every precaution, she...room. Mrs. Franklin rose before the sun, roused her domesties, unfastened the parlor door with timid caution, and was agreeably surprised to find her guest... | |
 | Charles Joseph Barnes, J. Marshall Hawkes - Readers - 1884 - 516 pages
...clothes on, and to arise and seize the vagrant at the first noise he made in attempting to plunder the house. Having thus taken every precaution, she...room. Mrs. Franklin rose before the sun, roused her servants, unfastened the parlor door with timid caution, and was agreeably surprised to find her guest... | |
 | Charles Joseph Barnes - Children - 1884 - 514 pages
...clothes on, and to arise and seize the vagrant at the first noise he made in attempting to plunder the house. Having thus taken every precaution, she...room. Mrs. Franklin rose before the sun, roused her servants, unfastened the parlor door with timid caution, and was agreeably surprised to find her guest... | |
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... and seize the vagrant at the first noise he made in attempting to plunder the house. Having thus taken every precaution, she retired to bed with her maid, whom she compelled to sleep in her room. Mrs. Franklin rose before the sun, roused her... 
