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man away to the lonely Ecrehos Rocks
He called to his wife, but, bidding her not come near, he bore the doomed man away to the lonely Ecrehos Rocks lying within sight of their own doorway.
— from Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Complete by Gilbert Parker

many at the table long enough returned
On which Sir William Trumball, after whispering to the prisoner, went out, and after a brief delay, which seemed to many at the table long enough, returned with Matthew Smith.
— from Shrewsbury: A Romance by Stanley John Weyman

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