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... of entering , and called in a harsh , aged voice : " Señor Ramon ! Señor Ramon ! " and then twice : " Seraphina - Seraphina ! " turning his head back . Then for the first time I saw Seraphina , looking PART FIRST THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH,
... of entering , and called in a harsh , aged voice : " Señor Ramon ! Señor Ramon ! " and then twice : " Seraphina - Seraphina ! " turning his head back . Then for the first time I saw Seraphina , looking PART FIRST THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH,
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... voice of Rooksby hailed me suddenly from downstairs . " Hey , John - John Kemp ; come down , I say ! " I started away from the glass as if I had been taken in an act of folly . Rooksby was flicking his leg with his switch in the door ...
... voice of Rooksby hailed me suddenly from downstairs . " Hey , John - John Kemp ; come down , I say ! " I started away from the glass as if I had been taken in an act of folly . Rooksby was flicking his leg with his switch in the door ...
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... voice shouted back . " What be you a - doing with runners ? " The riot went on - forty or fifty voices . The runners were seized ; several hands caught at me . It was impossible to make myself heard ; a fist struck me on the cheek ...
... voice shouted back . " What be you a - doing with runners ? " The riot went on - forty or fifty voices . The runners were seized ; several hands caught at me . It was impossible to make myself heard ; a fist struck me on the cheek ...
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... voices ceased suddenly . " Now , lads , bring ' em along . " A voice I knew said their watchword , " Snuff and enough , ” loudly , and then , " What's agate ? " Someone else answered , “ It's Rooksby , it's Sir Ralph . " " " The voice ...
... voices ceased suddenly . " Now , lads , bring ' em along . " A voice I knew said their watchword , " Snuff and enough , ” loudly , and then , " What's agate ? " Someone else answered , “ It's Rooksby , it's Sir Ralph . " " " The voice ...
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... voice said in a whisper . " Mum , now ! It's all right . " It withdrew itself a little from my ear and called , " Now then , ready with them . When I say three . " " I heard groans and curses , and began to shout for help . My voice ...
... voice said in a whisper . " Mum , now ! It's all right . " It withdrew itself a little from my ear and called , " Now then , ready with them . When I say three . " " I heard groans and curses , and began to shout for help . My voice ...
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