Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 123: what you’re looking at

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Roanoke of Roanoke Halt. 117 “ Of a truth, I think it was a good stroke,” cried John o’ Compton exultingly. ‘‘Thou understand’st that, as Allan Roanoke was thy daughter Hester’s unlawful son, instead of Alice her daughter, as you believed, thy little scheme, whatever it was, is blown to atoms, but as Alice is the eldest born legiti- mate child of Gerald Roanoke, and . heiress to the estates, mine must succeed.” “You'll claim them, John, you’ll claim them, won’t you?” exclaimed the old man, a greedy light of avarice flaming in his eyes, ‘Well, my old cock o’ the game,” replied he, ‘‘all in good time. Thou know’st that the English courts o’ law were none too healthy a countryside for thee or me to dwell in, nowadays, but I shall bide my time, fear not.” As, however, I perceived a growing anxiety on his part to be off, I dared stay no longer, but making a hasty retreat I crept undis- covered to my own room, with plenty of mat- ter for subsequent reflection. comichbooks.com