espial

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"Their purpose, madam," replied the Lady of Lochleven, "they must themselves explain—but a formal annunciation were needless, where your Grace hath attendants who can play the espial so well."

From The Abbot by Scott, Walter, Sir

He remembered his reluctant consent to McCloskey's proposal touching the espial upon Hallock, and was sorry he had given it.

From The Taming of Red Butte Western by Lynde, Francis

Imperious Norman, that's a modern trial That's always being argued more or less; The Press keeps now such vigilant espial On every grasping would-be public plunderer.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 27, 1892 by Various

At last, safe from every chance of espial, she sat down again in her chair before the desk, leaned her elbows on the desk, and looked desperately, miserably, into the joyous face of the picture.

From Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play by Thanet, Octave

Her system of espial is even more minute and irritating than that of Russia.

From The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue by Stevenson, Burton Egbert