'Cry, the Beloved Country' author

Usage examples of paton.

General Reeve and the new Burgon are on their way to Aduaidh Prime and Paton is a few clicks behind us.

On inquiry at the Three Boars I found that Captain Paton had just come in.

Suddenly before my eyes there arose the picture of Ralph Paton and Mrs.

I suggest that it would have been a relief to you if you had found that Captain Paton had been at home all the evening.

What we have to look at is thisCaptain Paton is missing, under circumstances which call for an explanation.

The woman at the lodgeMary Blackwas pulling the curtains last night when she saw Ralph Paton turn in at the gate and go up towards the house.

The absence of Ralph Paton was commented on by the coroner, but not unduly stressed.

Ralph Paton, or the mysterious stranger the doctor here tells us about.

Ralph Paton must have come in through the window, as evidenced by the prints of his shoes.

Remember, as far as Hammond knew, Ralph Paton had not applied to his uncle for help of late.

Ralph Paton is staying away on her account, to draw suspicion away from her.

Flora Ackroyd does not care a penny piece for Ralph Paton, and never has.

Mademoiselle Flora accepted Captain Paton to please her uncle, and because she saw in the marriage a way of escape from her life here which was becoming frankly insupportable to her.

Captain Paton has been found at Liverpool, where he was on the point of embarking for America.

And then came her meeting with Ralph Paton, and the love affair which culminated in a secret marriage.