espial
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They heard a vehicle draw up before the house, and Barbara, making cautious espial from the windows, exclaimed that it was Mr. Musselwhite.
From The Emancipated by George Gissing
Some regarded it as an act of espial, and much foolish talk arose about the covenanters and persecution and martyrdom.
From Malcolm by George MacDonald
From his new point of espial Kent checked off the members of the party.
From The Grafters by Francis Lynde
The conditions under which he obtained the espial of one of the King's most trusted friends, and a member of the 'Sealed Knot,' formed a complete protection to the Earl of Rochester and his associates.
From The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 by Various
Besides being kept under the eyes of these wretches, and exposed to their insults and mockery, she was subjected to espial from without.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Rossiter Johnson
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