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And he concludes that the bells murdered the victim; he had been tied up and forgotten during the nine-hour peal, and the noise had proven to much for his body to withstand: "I believe it is at St. Paul's Cathedral that it is said to be death to enter the bell-chamber when a peal is being rung."— Cocktail Party Physics
And then, through the silence, she heard the Oldchurch bells awaking again, in the dull minute-peal which told that service-time was ended, and the afternoon funerals were taking place.— Olive A Novel
It was a regular peal, as Zoe said, a peal loud enough to upset the neighborhood, seeing that a whole mob of men were jabbing at the ivory button, one after the other.— Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
The bells in the tower began to break forth into a doubling peal, and a greater and greater concourse of people to crowd into the church, shuffling the snow from off their feet, and clapping and blowing in their hands.— The Black Arrow
I thought the last flash lighted on his visage as though it would tarry there a while ere it departed The servants were huddled in a corner by the door, sitting on the ground, with the dogs between their legs; the timid animals, terrified exceedingly at every thunder-peal, and shivering, as though from cold and distress.— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)

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