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  • And it was worthy of remark that she appeared to be the only person among Winterfield's correspondents who was not acquainted with the address of his hotel or of his club.

    The Black Robe Wilkie Collins 1856

  • Scampering round and round the room, as an appropriate expression of happiness, he came into collision with the side table and directed Winterfield's attention to the letters by scattering them on the floor.

    The Black Robe Wilkie Collins 1856

  • Winterfield's voice, look, and manner satisfied me of this -- the true motive for his sudden change of feeling toward Romayne is jealousy of the man who has married Miss

    The Black Robe Wilkie Collins 1856

  • Romayne perceived an unusual formality in his wife's manner, and a strange disappearance of Winterfield's easy grace of address.

    The Black Robe Wilkie Collins 1856

  • In spite of Winterfield's reassuring reply to her letter, Stella instinctively suspected and dreaded the Jesuit.

    The Black Robe Wilkie Collins 1856

  • The tick-tick of the clock on the mantel-piece steadily registered the progress of time, and Winterfield's fantastic attentions were still lavished on his dog.

    The Black Robe Wilkie Collins 1856

  • Winterfield's lively enthusiasm had sunk in Stella's presence!

    The Black Robe Wilkie Collins 1856

  • I can, at any time, make the disclosure to Romayne which informs him that his wife had been Winterfield's guest in Devonshire, when she affected to meet her former host on the footing of a stranger.

    The Black Robe Wilkie Collins 1856

  • Father Benwell rightly conjectured that Winterfield's destination was the town in which his wife had died.

    The Black Robe Wilkie Collins 1856

  • It was not wonderful that Winterfield's cordiality should have been chilled by the cold welcome that he had received from the mistress of the house.

    The Black Robe Wilkie Collins 1856

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