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... voice : " Señor Ramon ! Señor Ramon ! " and then twice : " Sera- phina - Seraphina ! " turning his head back . Then for the first time I saw Seraphina , looking over her father's shoulder . I remember her face of that day ; her eyes ...
... voice : " Señor Ramon ! Señor Ramon ! " and then twice : " Sera- phina - Seraphina ! " turning his head back . Then for the first time I saw Seraphina , looking over her father's shoulder . I remember her face of that day ; her eyes ...
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... voice of Rooksby hailed me suddenly from down- stairs . " Hey , John - John Kemp ; come down , I say ! " I started away from the glass as if I had been taken in an act of folly . Rooksby was flicking his leg with his switch in the ...
... voice of Rooksby hailed me suddenly from down- stairs . " Hey , John - John Kemp ; come down , I say ! " I started away from the glass as if I had been taken in an act of folly . Rooksby was flicking his leg with his switch in the ...
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... voice 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 ...
... voice 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 ...
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... voices . The moon began to get up ; above the cutting the clouds had a fringe of sudden silver . A horseman , cloaked and ... voice winding mournfully uphill , " Hallo ! Hallo - o - o . ' . " An echo stole back , “ Hallo ! Hallo - o - o ...
... voices . The moon began to get up ; above the cutting the clouds had a fringe of sudden silver . A horseman , cloaked and ... voice winding mournfully uphill , " Hallo ! Hallo - o - o . ' . " An echo stole back , “ Hallo ! Hallo - o - o ...
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... voice shouted back . " What be you a - doing with runners ? " The riot went on - forty or fifty voices . The runners were seized ; several hands caught at me . It was im- possible to make myself heard ; a fist struck me on the cheek ...
... voice shouted back . " What be you a - doing with runners ? " The riot went on - forty or fifty voices . The runners were seized ; several hands caught at me . It was im- possible to make myself heard ; a fist struck me on the cheek ...
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