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... appeared there , snuffbox in hand . In that land of white clothes , that pre- cise , ancient , Castilian in black was something to remember . The black cane that had made the tap , tap , tap dangled by a silken cord from the hand whose ...
... appeared there , snuffbox in hand . In that land of white clothes , that pre- cise , ancient , Castilian in black was something to remember . The black cane that had made the tap , tap , tap dangled by a silken cord from the hand whose ...
Page 53
... appeared and disappeared in front of the lighted door ; windows stood open , with heads craning out all along the inn face . I was hurrying off the back of my horse when the admiral came out on to the steps . Someone lit a torch , and ...
... appeared and disappeared in front of the lighted door ; windows stood open , with heads craning out all along the inn face . I was hurrying off the back of my horse when the admiral came out on to the steps . Someone lit a torch , and ...
Page 54
... appeared to be halfway between supreme content and violent anger . At last he delivered himself . Let's duck him ... hey ? Let's duck him ! " He spoke with a sort of benevolent chuckle , then raised his voice and called , " Tinsley ...
... appeared to be halfway between supreme content and violent anger . At last he delivered himself . Let's duck him ... hey ? Let's duck him ! " He spoke with a sort of benevolent chuckle , then raised his voice and called , " Tinsley ...
Page 58
... appeared in sight above the heads , clinging to each other for support , and being drawn slowly along . The little ... appearance of a group of statuary to forlorn misery . Festoons of chains completed the " composition . " One was a ...
... appeared in sight above the heads , clinging to each other for support , and being drawn slowly along . The little ... appearance of a group of statuary to forlorn misery . Festoons of chains completed the " composition . " One was a ...
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... appearance too ridiculous to awaken genuine compassion . Major Cowper was made to sit on a hen - coop , and a bearded pirate , with a red handkerchief tied round his head and a cutlass in his hand , stood guard over him . The major ...
... appearance too ridiculous to awaken genuine compassion . Major Cowper was made to sit on a hen - coop , and a bearded pirate , with a red handkerchief tied round his head and a cutlass in his hand , stood guard over him . The major ...
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