📔 Guy Mannering

Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron.

Though an East-Indian, he was not partial to an ostentatious display of wealth. In fact, he was too proud a man to be a vain one.

The public road, however, was tolerably well-made and safe, so that the prospect of being benighted brought with it no real danger.

Of a surety, little Harry, we must speedily resume our studies.

his mind teeming with schemes of future deceit to cover former villainy

[T]he good Dominie bore all his disasters with gravity and serenity equally imperturbable. "Prodi-gi-ous!" was the only ejaculation they ever extorted from the much-enduring man.

"If I had heard otherwise," said the old man, looking up with a stern and menacing countenance, "you should have heard of it too." And he plodded on his way, tarrying no farther question.