1 "But they won't let us leave," his daughter objected.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET 2 To his daughter it was unintelligible, and he did not enlighten her.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE 3 There was silence for a moment, and then the daughter spoke in a calm clear voice.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO 4 "It is of that daughter that I would speak to you," said the leader of the Mormons.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET 5 'Perhaps, Alice, you had better leave us together, she said, and her daughter withdrew.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO 6 I guess you are the daughter of John Ferrier," he remarked, "I saw you ride down from his house.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH 7 He crumpled the paper up and said nothing to his daughter, but the incident struck a chill into his heart.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE 8 Stangerson has a son, and Drebber has a son, and either of them would gladly welcome your daughter to their house.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET 9 He had always determined, deep down in his resolute heart, that nothing would ever induce him to allow his daughter to wed a Mormon.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET 10 He forced his way into the room, where I was sitting with my daughter, and made some incoherent remark about having missed his train.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO 11 Now, sir,' she continued, 'I had no intention of telling you all this, but since my poor daughter has disclosed it I have no alternative.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO 12 It was, indeed, high time that someone capable of giving advice and help should come to the aid of the sturdy old farmer and his adopted daughter.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE 13 We have come," continued Stangerson, "at the advice of our fathers to solicit the hand of your daughter for whichever of us may seem good to you and to her.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE 14 He concealed his fears from his daughter, however, and affected to make light of the whole matter, though she, with the keen eye of love, saw plainly that he was ill at ease.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE 15 Worst of all, he speedily assumed the same attitude towards my daughter, Alice, and spoke to her more than once in a way which, fortunately, she is too innocent to understand.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO 16 The two castaways, John Ferrier and the little girl who had shared his fortunes and had been adopted as his daughter, accompanied the Mormons to the end of their great pilgrimage.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH 17 He was still sitting with his elbows upon his knees, considering how he should broach the matter to his daughter when a soft hand was laid upon his, and looking up, he saw her standing beside him.
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