. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. verlooking the field of battle. Are you ready, gentlemen ? asked La Brede in a firm voice. Yes, replied the Due and Philippe, simultaneously. La Brede atonce resumed, counting slowly : One two three four ! Claire saw the two pistols lowered threateningly. At this suprememoment she lost all self-control. An irresistible impulse urged her forward,and with a shriek she bounded down the steps, and, eager to save Philippe,clapped her hand upon the munle of Blignys pistol. A loud report washeard, and Claire turned, as pale as death itself. Exci
. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. verlooking the field of battle. Are you ready, gentlemen ? asked La Brede in a firm voice. Yes, replied the Due and Philippe, simultaneously. La Brede atonce resumed, counting slowly : One two three four ! Claire saw the two pistols lowered threateningly. At this suprememoment she lost all self-control. An irresistible impulse urged her forward,and with a shriek she bounded down the steps, and, eager to save Philippe,clapped her hand upon the munle of Blignys pistol. A loud report washeard, and Claire turned, as pale as death itself. Excitedly waving hergashed and bleeding hand, she shook it in Blignys face, covering him withblood. Then heaving a deep sigh, she tottered and fainted away. There was a moment of indescribable confusion. The Due hadretreated, horror-stricken, when he felt this warm rain of blood upon his had darted forward, caught hold of Claire and taken her in hisarms. Georges Ohnets The Ironmaster. A\ ^(\>A?: u^^ ^ \^::t v^: .o<\w i,<jo\^\6 «\ MADAME DERBUAY STOPS THE DUEU. DENNIS 305 DANIEL DERONDA* leaders of the No Popery Riots; theother two were Hugh, servant of the May-pole inn, and the half-witted BarnabyRudge. Dennis was cheerful enoughwhen he turned off others, but when hehimseK ascended the gibbet he showed amost grovelling and craven spirit.—, Barnaby Budge (1841). Dennis (John), the best abused man inEnglish hterature. Swift lampoonedhim; Pope assailed him in the Essay onCriticism; and finally he was damnedto everlasting fame in the Dunciad. Heis called Zoilus (1657-1733). Dennison (Jenny), attendant on MissEdith Bellenden. She marries CuddleHeadrigg.—Sir W. Scott, Old Mortality(time, Charles II.). Dermer {Mr.), a little bachelor lawyer,whose face has a pinched, wistful look under the curls of his brown wig. Helives in a dreary house, with a testy house-keeper, and a timid little nephew-ward,and spends many of his lonely hours in try-ing to deci
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