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Page 74
... Don Balthasar shrugged his shoulders to his ears , and moved his hands from his knees . " Without doubt , he knows best , " he said ; " but he should ask me . " It grew darker still ; the old Don seemed to have fallen asleep again ...
... Don Balthasar shrugged his shoulders to his ears , and moved his hands from his knees . " Without doubt , he knows best , " he said ; " but he should ask me . " It grew darker still ; the old Don seemed to have fallen asleep again ...
Page 79
... seen how he treats my father . " It struck me , like a blow , that she was merely avenging O'Brien's insolence to her father . I had been kidnaped against Don Balthasar Riego's will . It gave me very well PART SECOND 79.
... seen how he treats my father . " It struck me , like a blow , that she was merely avenging O'Brien's insolence to her father . I had been kidnaped against Don Balthasar Riego's will . It gave me very well PART SECOND 79.
Page 80
A Novel Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford. Don Balthasar Riego's will . It gave me very well the measure of the old man's powerlessness in face of his intendant - who was obviously confident of afterwards soothing the resentment . I was ...
A Novel Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford. Don Balthasar Riego's will . It gave me very well the measure of the old man's powerlessness in face of his intendant - who was obviously confident of afterwards soothing the resentment . I was ...
Page 100
... Don Balthasar had led a riotous life - to look at him with his silver head . It is said he had three friars killed once in Seville , a very , very long time ago . It was dangerous in those days to come against our Mother , the Church ...
... Don Balthasar had led a riotous life - to look at him with his silver head . It is said he had three friars killed once in Seville , a very , very long time ago . It was dangerous in those days to come against our Mother , the Church ...
Page 103
... Don Balthasar practically owned the whole town and all the sur- rounding country , and , except for his age and feebleness , might have been an absolute monarch . He had lived in Havana with great splendor , but now , in his failing ...
... Don Balthasar practically owned the whole town and all the sur- rounding country , and , except for his age and feebleness , might have been an absolute monarch . He had lived in Havana with great splendor , but now , in his failing ...
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