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I certainly did not think he had taken a watch ; but I did not relinquish the idea that
he , in a glamorous , romantic way , had been a pirate . Rooksby had certainly
hinted as much in his irritation . He lost none of his romantic charm in my eyes .
I certainly did not think he had taken a watch ; but I did not relinquish the idea that
he , in a glamorous , romantic way , had been a pirate . Rooksby had certainly
hinted as much in his irritation . He lost none of his romantic charm in my eyes .
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Then it rumbled out some remarks about “ pirates , vermin , coast of Cuba . ”
Carlos came to the side , and looked after the man - ofwar in the distance . " You
could help us , " I heard him mutter . CHAPTER FIVE THERE was a lad called
Barnes ...
Then it rumbled out some remarks about “ pirates , vermin , coast of Cuba . ”
Carlos came to the side , and looked after the man - ofwar in the distance . " You
could help us , " I heard him mutter . CHAPTER FIVE THERE was a lad called
Barnes ...
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Pirates ! ” Was Carlos really a pirate , or Castro , his humble friend ? It was vile of
me to suspect Carlos . A couple of men , meeting by the scuttle , began to talk
loudly , every word coming plainly to my ears in the stillness of my misery , and
the ...
Pirates ! ” Was Carlos really a pirate , or Castro , his humble friend ? It was vile of
me to suspect Carlos . A couple of men , meeting by the scuttle , began to talk
loudly , every word coming plainly to my ears in the stillness of my misery , and
the ...
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He ' s found out the name of the place the pirates come from - Rio Medio . That ' s
the place , only he can ' t get in at it with his three - deckers . You saw his flagship
? " Rio Medio was the name of the town to which Carlos was going — which ...
He ' s found out the name of the place the pirates come from - Rio Medio . That ' s
the place , only he can ' t get in at it with his three - deckers . You saw his flagship
? " Rio Medio was the name of the town to which Carlos was going — which ...
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Your uncle the pirate ! ” I cried , and was amazed at my own words . Tomas
Castro sprang up , and placed his rough , hot ... It is a nest of pirates . " Castro
crept towards me again on the points of his toes . “ Seņor Don Juan Kemp , child
of the ...
Your uncle the pirate ! ” I cried , and was amazed at my own words . Tomas
Castro sprang up , and placed his rough , hot ... It is a nest of pirates . " Castro
crept towards me again on the points of his toes . “ Seņor Don Juan Kemp , child
of the ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance Volume 7 of Complete Works, Ford Madox Ford |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1903 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2009 |
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