A notorious murderess living in England in the
middle of the eighteenth century. She was hanged and her skeleton is
still preserved.
[11] 247:8 Mannings. Marie Manning and her husband murdered a former
suitor. They were given, a death sentence.
[12] 247:9 Thurtell. A gambler who quarrelled with Weare and killed
him after he had professed peace. He designed his own gallows.
[13] 247:25 horologist. One who makes timepieces.
[14] 249:27 scission. A cleaving or a dividing.
[15] 250:25 Sheraton. Next to Chippendale the greatest furniture
designer and cabinet-maker.
[16] 250:25 marquetry. An inlay of some thin material in the surface
of a piece of furniture or other object.
[17] 251:23 Jacobean. Pertaining to the time of James I of England.
[18] 253:12 travesty. A grotesque imitation.
[19] 254:3 sophistry. Methods of the Greek sophists.
[20] 254:29 efficacy. Effective energy.
[21] 255:5 sow tares, etc. See Matthew XII, 24-30.
[22] 255:29 category. A class, condition, or predicament.
[23] 256:14 hurtling. Rushing headlong or confusedly.
[24] 280:10 dislimned. Erased or effaced.
COLLATERAL READINGS
_Treasure Island_, R.L. Stevenson.
_Kidnapped_, R.L. Stevenson.
_Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde_, R.L. Stevenson.
_Prince Otto_, R.L. Stevenson.
_Across the Plains_, R.L. Stevenson.
_Travels with a Donkey_, R.L. Stevenson.
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