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Page 13
... runners kept silence ; we heard the click of a pistol lock . " In the king's name , " Lillywhite shouted , " get off that nag and lend a hand ! We've a prisoner . " The horseman gave an incredulous whistle , and then began PART FIRST 13.
... runners kept silence ; we heard the click of a pistol lock . " In the king's name , " Lillywhite shouted , " get off that nag and lend a hand ! We've a prisoner . " The horseman gave an incredulous whistle , and then began PART FIRST 13.
Page 86
... pistol and apostrophizing Lumsden , who was waving ineffectual arms towards the sky ; and there was a great deal of shouting , forward and overhead . Cowper rushed at me , and ex- plained that something was an abominable scandal , and ...
... pistol and apostrophizing Lumsden , who was waving ineffectual arms towards the sky ; and there was a great deal of shouting , forward and overhead . Cowper rushed at me , and ex- plained that something was an abominable scandal , and ...
Page 87
... pistols . He was going to write to the Horse Guards . A blue - and - white ensign fluttered up to the main gaff of ... pistol overboard ; there was an ineffectual click ; he made a gesture of disgust , and tossed it on deck . His head ...
... pistols . He was going to write to the Horse Guards . A blue - and - white ensign fluttered up to the main gaff of ... pistol overboard ; there was an ineffectual click ; he made a gesture of disgust , and tossed it on deck . His head ...
Page 88
... pistol . To punish that audacity he announced that no private property would be respected . 66 You shall have to give up all the money on board , " he yelled at the wretched man lying there like a sheep ready for slaughter . The other ...
... pistol . To punish that audacity he announced that no private property would be respected . 66 You shall have to give up all the money on board , " he yelled at the wretched man lying there like a sheep ready for slaughter . The other ...
Page 94
... pistol into his belt . He stamped his foot violently , and then went and shouted in Spanish : " Come you all on board . You have done mischief enough , fools of Lugareños . Now we go . " I saw , as in a dream of stress and violence ...
... pistol into his belt . He stamped his foot violently , and then went and shouted in Spanish : " Come you all on board . You have done mischief enough , fools of Lugareños . Now we go . " I saw , as in a dream of stress and violence ...
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