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gatehouse 1. a small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion 2. a structure that houses the controls operating lock gates or dam sluices How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He went to the Gatehouse with trembling knees and a beating heart, and was no sooner arrived in the presence of Jones than he lamented the misfortune that had befallen him with many tears, looking all the while frequently about him in great terror; for as the news now arrived that Mr Fitzpatrick was dead, the poor fellow apprehended every minute that his ghost would enter the room. They all three look towards an old stone gatehouse crossing the Close, with an arched thoroughfare passing beneath it. The old man made haste to mount his chariot, and drove out through the inner gateway and under the echoing gatehouse of the outer court. |
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