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Title: Snarleyyow : or, The dog fiend
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848
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Publisher: New York : Croscup
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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fficer ; he had saluted himon entering, and he was still saluting him when he madehis exit. The widow threw herself on the sofa—-Corporal VanSpitter then took his seat beside her. The widow over-come by her rage and exertion, burst into tears and sobbedin his arms. The corporal poured out a glass of beer, and persuadedher to drink it. Fll have him hanged to-morrow, at all events. Fll goto the Hague myself, cried the widow. Yes, yes, MrVanslyperken, we shall see who will gain the day,continued the widow, sobbing. ** You can prove it, corporal ? Mein Gott, yes, replied the corporal. * As soon as hes hung, corporal, well marry. Mein Gott, yes. Traitorous villain!—sell his king and his country forgold! Mein Gott, yes. Youre sure it was fifty guineas, corporal ? Mein Gott, yes. Ah, well, Mr Vanslyperken, we shall see, said thewidow, drying her eyes. * Yes, yes, Mr Vanslyperken,you shall be hanged, and your cur with you, or my namesnot Vandersloosh. Mein Gott, yes, replied the corporal.
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The Dog Fiend 349 Chapter XLV In which Mr Vanslyperken proves his loyalty and his fidelity to King William. Mr Vanslyperken hastened from his inglorious conflict,maddened with rage and disappointment. He returned onboard, went down into his cabin, and threw himself on hisbed. His hopes and calculations had been so brilliant—ridof his enemy Smallbones—with gold in possession, andmore in prospect, to be so cruelly deceived by the widow—the cockatrice ! Then by one to whom he fully confided,and who knew too many of his secrets already—CorporalVan Spitter—he too !—and to dare to aspire to the widow—it was madness—and then their knowledge of his treason—the corporal having witnessed his receiving the gold—with such bitter enemies what could he expect but a halter—he felt it even now round his neck, and Vanslyperkengroaned in the bitterness of his spirit. In the meantime, there was a consultation between thewidow and the corporal as to the best method of proceed-ing Th

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