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Page 137
... governor himself could not deny afterwards . " " Do you want me to understand , sir , that you mind there being one life more or less on this earth ? ' I asked him , a few hours after we got away . " Certainly not , ' says he . 666 ...
... governor himself could not deny afterwards . " " Do you want me to understand , sir , that you mind there being one life more or less on this earth ? ' I asked him , a few hours after we got away . " Certainly not , ' says he . 666 ...
Page 138
... governor chucked them a few dollars to begin with ; but it was like boarding with a pair of savage apes , anyhow . By and by we noticed them talking a lot together . They had twigged the cash - box , and the leather portmanteaus , and ...
... governor chucked them a few dollars to begin with ; but it was like boarding with a pair of savage apes , anyhow . By and by we noticed them talking a lot together . They had twigged the cash - box , and the leather portmanteaus , and ...
Page 139
... governor's six - shooter , but loaded only in five chambers ; and we had no more cartridges . He had left the box behind in a drawer in his cabin . Awkward ! I had nothing but an old clasp - knife - no good at all for anything serious ...
... governor's six - shooter , but loaded only in five chambers ; and we had no more cartridges . He had left the box behind in a drawer in his cabin . Awkward ! I had nothing but an old clasp - knife - no good at all for anything serious ...
Page 140
... governor . ' And you with no weapon of any sort ! ' " I mean to stick pretty close to you , sir , from this on , if you don't mind , ' says I. " He just nods the least bit , wipes his fingers on the plantain leaf , puts his hand behind ...
... governor . ' And you with no weapon of any sort ! ' " I mean to stick pretty close to you , sir , from this on , if you don't mind , ' says I. " He just nods the least bit , wipes his fingers on the plantain leaf , puts his hand behind ...
Page 141
... governor puts his revolver in his pocket . " Tie his legs together , sir , ' I yell . I'm trying to strangle him . ' " There was a lot of their fibre - lines lying about . I gave him a last squeeze and then got up . 66 " I might have ...
... governor puts his revolver in his pocket . " Tie his legs together , sir , ' I yell . I'm trying to strangle him . ' " There was a lot of their fibre - lines lying about . I gave him a last squeeze and then got up . 66 " I might have ...
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