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Page 13
... whispered loudly : " Carlos ! Carlos ! " There was a moment of hoarse whispering ; a sudden gruff sound . A shaft of blazing yellow light darted from the level of the ground into my dazed eyes . A man sprang at me and thrust something ...
... whispered loudly : " Carlos ! Carlos ! " There was a moment of hoarse whispering ; a sudden gruff sound . A shaft of blazing yellow light darted from the level of the ground into my dazed eyes . A man sprang at me and thrust something ...
Page 14
... whispered in my ear . The lanthorn light suddenly died out , and I heard whispers . " Get him out on to the road . the other · Darbies . • I'll tackle Mind his knife . " I was like a confounded rabbit in their hands . One of them had ...
... whispered in my ear . The lanthorn light suddenly died out , and I heard whispers . " Get him out on to the road . the other · Darbies . • I'll tackle Mind his knife . " I was like a confounded rabbit in their hands . One of them had ...
Page 15
... whisper said from above : " Other's cleared , Thoms . Got that one safe ? " " All serene . ' 99 The man from above dropped down into the road , a clumsy , cloaked figure . He turned his lanthorn upon me , in a painful yellow glare ...
... whisper said from above : " Other's cleared , Thoms . Got that one safe ? " " All serene . ' 99 The man from above dropped down into the road , a clumsy , cloaked figure . He turned his lanthorn upon me , in a painful yellow glare ...
Page 18
... whispered in my ear ; his silk handkerchief came cool across my eyelids . I felt hands fumbling with a knot at the ... whispering . Then a new voice cried , " Strip the runners to the shirt . Strip ' em . That's it . " I heard some ...
... whispered in my ear ; his silk handkerchief came cool across my eyelids . I felt hands fumbling with a knot at the ... whispering . Then a new voice cried , " Strip the runners to the shirt . Strip ' em . That's it . " I heard some ...
Page 19
... whisper . " Mum , now ! It's all right . " It withdrew itself a little from my ear and called , " Now then , ready with them . When I say three .. • " " I heard groans and curses , and began to shout for help . My voice came back in an ...
... whisper . " Mum , now ! It's all right . " It withdrew itself a little from my ear and called , " Now then , ready with them . When I say three .. • " " I heard groans and curses , and began to shout for help . My voice came back in an ...
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admiral Alguazil answered asked began boat Bow Street runners bowed breath caballero called Carlos Casa Riego cloak cried Cuba dark dead death deck Don Balthasar Don Carlos door ears El Rubio English eyes face Father Antonio fear feet felt glance gone hair hand hang Havana head heard heart honour immense Inglez Jamaica John Kemp Juan Juez Kemp Kingston knew lanthorn laughed light Lion lips looked Lord Stowell Lugareños Manuel matter murder murmured never Nichols night O'Brien once pirates Ramon Rangsley ravine Rio Medio romance Rooksby round sail saturnine schooner Sebright seemed seen Señor Señorita Seraphina shadow ship shoulders shouted side sight silence smile sort soul sound Spanish stood suddenly talk tell thing thought throat Tomas Castro turned uncle voice walked wall whispered Williams woman words