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Meanings of old jailer in English

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Usage of old jailer in English
1
And there is Master Brackett, the old jailer, nodding and smiling at me.
The Scarlet Letter
2
There was only an old jailer, with an unpleasant face, in this corridor.
Resurrection
3
The old jailer looks down upon him with an air of sympathy, and shakes his head.
An Outcast; Or, Virtue and Faith
4
Mr. Wyman shuddered when he thought of the scenes of horror the old jailer might have witnessed.
A Voyage with Captain Dynamite
5
The old jailer shrugged his shoulders.
The Sword Maker
6
And the old jailer is shaken out of his complacency and out of his bed and a great terror grips him.
Sermons on Biblical Characters
7
Accompanied by the brusque old jailer, George and the young theologian make their way to the cell in which Tom is confined.
Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life
8
Our old jailer took good care that he should hear what good times they were having and laughing at him for being caught.
A Labrador Doctor / The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfe...
9
Often when we were in the midst of this nonsense, our old jailer would come knocking at our door and order us to stop talking.
Into the Jaws of Death
10
"No, no, you can't fool the old jailer," he whined.
A Voyage with Captain Dynamite
11
"Never mind; I am your friend, Tom," interrupts the brusque old jailer, stooping down and taking him gently by the arm.
Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life
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