Dormer

Nash showed, however, such a disposition to dwell sociably and luminously on the peculiarly interesting character of what he called Dormer's predicament and on the fine suspense it was fitted to kindle in the breast of the truly discerning, that Peter wondered, as I have already hinted, if this insistence were not a subtle perversity, a devilish little invention to torment a man whose jealousy was presumable.

The Tragic Muse Henry James 1879

So to Sophia the Dormer was a poor imitation, mercifully free from booze and drugs, even if well populated by kids who considered themselves far above the hoi polloi.

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In fact, the engagement was announced and the wedding-day fixed, when, to the extreme horror of her family, Felicity calmly informed them one morning that she had gone out before breakfast and actually got married, in the most indecent secrecy and haste, to a middle-aged man called Dormer, very honest and abundantly wealthy, and — horrid to relate — a prosperous manufacturer.

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"We obviously are very glad that we found what we believe to be Shannan Gilbert," said Suffolk Police Commissioner Richard Dormer in a news conference.

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It seemed as though there was "no way anybody could get in there," Mr. Dormer said.

Bones Linked to Woman's Disappearance Sophia Hollander 2011

This week, they decided to give it "one last try," Mr. Dormer said.

Bones Linked to Woman's Disappearance Sophia Hollander 2011

Mr. Dormer said she may have tried to reach the Robert Moses Causeway, the lights of which would have been visible in the distance.

Bones Linked to Woman's Disappearance Sophia Hollander 2011

"They offered no resistance and didn't appear to provoke the assailant," Mr. Dormer said.

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"The terrain would have made it impossible for her to get to the" road, Mr. Dormer said.

Bones Linked to Woman's Disappearance Sophia Hollander 2011

Mr. Dormer said the body was discovered Tuesday morning after "an exhaustive, methodical, massive search."

Bones Linked to Woman's Disappearance Sophia Hollander 2011