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  • The nun who held her had a hand over La Marquesa's mouth, but Helene must have sunk her teeth into the woman's palm for the hand jerked away and she struggled against the other hand.

    Sharpe's Honour Cornwell, Bernard 1985

  • You may travel by horseback or, if your wounds are troublesome, in the Marquesa's coach.

    Sharpe's Honour Cornwell, Bernard 1985

  • You also, I believe, have the Marquesa's wagons safely locked in your courtyard. '

    Sharpe's Honour Cornwell, Bernard 1985

  • He had the Marquesa's hand in his, he was running, and then the rolling pin slammed past his head to crack on the door of the kitchen.

    Sharpe's Honour Cornwell, Bernard 1985

  • The Marquesa's coachman was ordered back to the town.

    Sharpe's Honour Cornwell, Bernard 1985

  • These officers who discussed his will did so in ignorance, for now, with this one death behind him, the Inquisitor would legally take the fortune that was embarked on the Marquesa's wagons.

    Sharpe's Honour Cornwell, Bernard 1985

  • To the Marquesa's surprise, indeed, to the surprise of many people, the Marques had defeated them.

    Sharpe's Honour Cornwell, Bernard 1985

  • Anitchkoff's full enthusiasm was handsomely recorded after he had made the pilgrimage to the Marquesa's crag.

    The Collectors Frank Jewett Mather

  • Remember those were my 'prentice days when I lived obscurely and absolutely without acquaintance in the Marquesa's world.

    The Collectors Frank Jewett Mather

  • It was early afternoon before an equerry arrived on muleback bearing the Marquesa's note.

    The Collectors Frank Jewett Mather

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