You might, from your appearance, be the wife of Lucifer

"You might, from your appearance, be the wife of Lucifer," said Miss Pross in her breathing. "Nevertheless you shall not get the better of me. I am an Englishwoman by Fred Barnard. 1870s. 4.3 x 5.7 inches. Miss Pross prevents Madame Defarge from searching the Darnays' Paris lodging, Book 3, chap. xiv.

Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham. The copy of The Dickens Souvenir Book (p. 211) from which this image was scanned is in the collection of the Main Library of The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B. C. [PVA]

References

Dickens, Charles. The Dickens Souvenir Book. London: 1912.


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