Vivian Grey, Bind 1B. Tauchnitz, 1859 |
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acquaintance admirable agitated Alhambra amusing asked Baron von Konigstein beautiful bowed certainly CHAPTER character Château Desir Cleveland companion conjuror conversation Corn Laws countenance course Dæmon dear Vivian delightful dinner Eau de Cologne England Ernest Clay Essper George everything exclaimed eyes father fear feel Felix Lorraine fellow Fitzloom fortune Frankfort gaze gentleman going Grand-Duke Grey's honour hour House immediately interest John Conyers Lady Madeleine Trevor Ladyship looked Lord Beaconsfield Lord Courtown Lordship Mackaw Mallett Manvers Marchioness Marquess of Carabas ment mind Miss Fane Miss Graves Miss Gusset morning Mounteney nature never night noble opinion party pleasure political Poynings Prince Redoute Rhine round Salvinski silence singular Sir Berdmore smile sorrow speak spirit splendid Stapylton Toad sure talk tell thee thou thought Vivian Violet Fane Vivian Grey voice walk whispered whole wish woman young
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Side 28 - And now every thing was solved ! the inexplicable longings of his soul, which had so often perplexed him, were at length explained. The want, the indefinable want, which he had so constantly experienced, was at last supplied ; the grand object on which to bring the powers of his mind to bear and work was at last provided. He paced his chamber in an agitated spirit, and panted for the Senate.