1 "I recognize them," said Morrel, whose face was suffused, as he thought that, for the first time in his life, he would be unable to honor his own signature.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 29. The House of Morrel & Son. 2 This second signature explained everything to Franz, who now understood the objection of the messenger to coming up into the apartment; the street was safer for him.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 37. The Catacombs of Saint Sebastian. 3 Heaven is as inflexible as man, and the signature of the contract is fixed for this evening at nine o'clock.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 73. The Promise. 4 The house, which was discernible through the trees, remained in darkness, and gave no indication that so important an event as the signature of a marriage-contract was going on.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 73. The Promise. 5 Near the merchant's signature there was, indeed, the seal of the sublime emperor.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 86. The Trial. 6 The solicitors arrived at this moment and arranged their scrawled papers on the velvet cloth embroidered with gold which covered the table prepared for the signature; it was a gilt table supported on lions' claws.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 96. The Contract. 7 I will take the five scraps of paper that I now hold as bonds, with your signature alone, and here is a receipt in full for the six millions between us.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 104. Danglars Signature. 8 You know that the famous waistcoat was found in his house, containing the letter which stopped the signature of the marriage-contract.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 109. The Assizes. 9 Mr. Jaggers's eyes retired a little deeper into his head when I handed him the tablets, but he presently handed them over to Wemmick, with instructions to draw the check for his signature.
10 The door was then thrown open, and the general population began to come in, in a long file: several waiting outside, while one entered, affixed his signature, and went out.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 11. I BEGIN LIFE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT, AND DON'T LIK... 11 s signature under such circumstances to documents of importance, representing them to be other documents of no importance.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 52. I ASSIST AT AN EXPLOSION 12 s signature, here and there defaced by fire, but legible to anyone.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 52. I ASSIST AT AN EXPLOSION 13 And indeed,' said Traddles, 'it was sold, by virtue of the power of management he held from you; but I needn't say by whom sold, or on whose actual signature.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 54. Mr. MICAWBER'S TRANSACTIONS 14 Thanks to the traveller's fifty-seven francs, Thenardier had been able to avoid a protest and to honor his signature.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER III—THE LARK 15 It certainly was Fantine's signature; Thenardier recognized it.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER X—HE WHO SEEKS TO BETTER HIMSELF MAY RENDER HIS S...