 ... reached the steps, and, descending them, found to his dismay that the gate was locked. CHAPTER V. THERE is almost always some small but vitally important hitch in the best-laid human plans, and the hitch in Balfour's arrangement was that he forgot...  The Silence of Dean Maitland - Page 235by Maxwell Gray - 1887 - 349 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - Literature - 1898 - 560 pages
...hitch in Balfour's arrangement was that he forgot the nightly locking of the gate leading on to the bastion. He had approached the tree from the other...being challenged by them and giving the word in reply. ful crooked nails, which look like alphabets gone wrong, and do dreadful damage to both hands and clothing.... | |
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