| 1822 - 962 páginas
...may," said I to myself, " I'll have a sight of him !" I seized a chamber candle, and hurried up to No. 13. The door stood ajar. I hesitated — I entered...was deserted. There stood a large, broad-bottomed elbow chair at a table, on which was an empty tumbler, and a Times newspaper, and the room smelt powerfully... | |
| Cabinet - 1824 - 440 páginas
...may," said 1 to myself, " I'll have a sight of him !" I seized a chamber candle, and hurried up to No. 13. The door stood ajar. I hesitated — I entered : the room was deserted. There stood a large, broad bottomed elbow-chair at a table, on which was an empty tumbler, and a " Times" newspaper, and... | |
| John Bull - 1825 - 782 páginas
...up to the desperation of a hero of romance. " be h I candle, and huiried up to No. IS. The door tood ajar. I hesitated,— I entered. The room was deserted. There stood a large broad-bottomed e he who, or what he may." said I to myself, 'll have a si;;ht of him !" I seized a chamber filijir-ehair... | |
| 1832 - 478 páginas
...may," said I to myself, " I'll have a sight of him !" I seized a chamber-candle, and hurried up to No. 13. The door stood ajar. I hesitated, — I entered....Stilton cheese. The mysterious stranger had evidently just retired. I turned off, sorely disappointed, to my room, which had been changed to the front of... | |
| B. Bowing - 1840 - 436 páginas
...may," said I to myself, "I'll have a sight of him!" I seized a chamber candle, and hurried up to No. 13. The door stood ajar. I hesitated — I entered...Stilton cheese. The mysterious stranger had evidently hut just retired. I turned off, sorely disappointed, to my room, which had been changed to the front... | |
| Washington Irving - 1849 - 508 páginas
...of him!" I seized a chamber candle, and hurried up to No. 13. The door stood ajar. I hesitated—I entered: the room was deserted. There stood a large,...mysterious stranger had evidently but just retired. 1 turned off, sorely disappointed, to my room, which had been changed to the front of the house. As... | |
| Washington Irving - 1849 - 496 páginas
...may," said I to myself, " I'll have a sight of him !" I seized a chamber candle, and hurried up to No. 13. The door stood ajar. I hesitated — I entered:...broad-bottomed elbow-chair at a table, on which was an empty tnmbler, and a " Times " newspaper, and the room smelt powerfully of Stilton cheese. The mysterious... | |
| Washington Irving - 1851 - 510 páginas
...may," said I to myself, " I'll have a sight of him !" I seized a chamber candle, and hurried up to No. 13. The door stood ajar. I hesitated — I entered:...broad-bottomed elbow-chair at a table, on which was an empty tnmbler, and a " Times " newspaper, and the room smelt powerfully of Stilton cheese. The mysterious... | |
| Washington Irving - 1851 - 524 páginas
...may," said I to myself, " I'll have a sight of him!" I seized a chamber candle, and hurried up to No. 13 The door stood ajar. I hesitated — I entered:...broad-bottomed elbow-chair at a table, on which was an empty tnmbler, and a "Times" newspaper, and the room smelt powerfully of Stilton cheese. The mysterious stranger... | |
| 1855 - 506 páginas
...chamber-candle, and hurried up to No I3. -The door stood ajar. I hesitated, — I entered. The •oom was deserted. There stood a large broad-bottomed elbow-chair...Stilton cheese. The mysterious stranger had evidently just retired. I turned off, sorely disappointed, to my room, which had been changed to the front of... | |
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