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... volcano which smoked faintly all day with its head just above the northern horizon , and at night levelled at him , from amongst the clear stars , a dull red glow , expanding and collapsing spasmodically like the end of a gigantic cigar ...
... volcano which smoked faintly all day with its head just above the northern horizon , and at night levelled at him , from amongst the clear stars , a dull red glow , expanding and collapsing spasmodically like the end of a gigantic cigar ...
Page 168
... forty miles of it to miss the retreat of that villainous Swede . " What do you think of a pillar of smoke by day and a loom of fire at night ? There's a volcano in full blast near that island - enough to guide almost a blind 168 VICTORY.
... forty miles of it to miss the retreat of that villainous Swede . " What do you think of a pillar of smoke by day and a loom of fire at night ? There's a volcano in full blast near that island - enough to guide almost a blind 168 VICTORY.
Page 169
... volcano to steer by ! " These last words he roared out exultingly , then jumped up and glared . The door to the left of the bar had swung open , and Mrs. Schomberg , dressed for duty , stood facing him down the whole length of the room ...
... volcano to steer by ! " These last words he roared out exultingly , then jumped up and glared . The door to the left of the bar had swung open , and Mrs. Schomberg , dressed for duty , stood facing him down the whole length of the room ...
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... volcano . " " I saw a mountain smoking like that before , " she said , staring at the slender stem of a tree - fern some dozen feet in front of her . " It wasn't very long after we left England - some few days , though . I was so ill at ...
... volcano . " " I saw a mountain smoking like that before , " she said , staring at the slender stem of a tree - fern some dozen feet in front of her . " It wasn't very long after we left England - some few days , though . I was so ill at ...
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... volcano , with its faint plume of smoke broadening and vanishing ever- lastingly at the top , without altering its shape in the glowing transparency of the evening . " The fellow has been dreaming , " he muttered to himself . He looked ...
... volcano , with its faint plume of smoke broadening and vanishing ever- lastingly at the top , without altering its shape in the glowing transparency of the evening . " The fellow has been dreaming , " he muttered to himself . He looked ...
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