Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1914 - 428 pages |
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Page 15
... finger - nails over the quarry edge . A hubbub of assent and dissent went up ; then the crowd be- came unanimous ... fingers . If you hang long enough , you'll have time to say your prayers . Look alive , lads ! " The voice of one of ...
... finger - nails over the quarry edge . A hubbub of assent and dissent went up ; then the crowd be- came unanimous ... fingers . If you hang long enough , you'll have time to say your prayers . Look alive , lads ! " The voice of one of ...
Page 38
... finger to his lips and glanced upwards . Castro writhed his whole body , and I stepped backwards . " I know what Rio Medio is , " I said , not very loudly . " It is a nest of pirates . " Castro crept towards me again on the points of ...
... finger to his lips and glanced upwards . Castro writhed his whole body , and I stepped backwards . " I know what Rio Medio is , " I said , not very loudly . " It is a nest of pirates . " Castro crept towards me again on the points of ...
Page 42
... finger my buttonholes as shame- faced as a pauper before a Board . The certitude dawned upon me suddenly that Carlos , even if he would consent to swear to me , would prejudice my chances . I cannot help thinking that I came very near ...
... finger my buttonholes as shame- faced as a pauper before a Board . The certitude dawned upon me suddenly that Carlos , even if he would consent to swear to me , would prejudice my chances . I cannot help thinking that I came very near ...
Page 65
... finger on her lips , motioning her head towards her father . She placed her hand in mine , and whispered very clearly : " Be welcome , my English cousin , " and then dropped her eyes again to the lizard . • She knew all about me from ...
... finger on her lips , motioning her head towards her father . She placed her hand in mine , and whispered very clearly : " Be welcome , my English cousin , " and then dropped her eyes again to the lizard . • She knew all about me from ...
Page 78
... fingers upon my wrists . My arms fell apart , numb and perfectly useless ; I was half aware of pain in them , but it passed unnoticed among a cloud of other emotions . I didn't feel my finger - tips because I had the agitation , the ...
... fingers upon my wrists . My arms fell apart , numb and perfectly useless ; I was half aware of pain in them , but it passed unnoticed among a cloud of other emotions . I didn't feel my finger - tips because I had the agitation , the ...
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admiral answered asked began boat Bow Street runners bowed breath caballero called Carlos Casa Riego cloak cried Cuba dark David Macdonald dead death deck Don Balthasar Don Carlos door ears El Rubio English eyes face Father Antonio fear feet felt gone hair hand hang Havana head heard heart immense Inglez Jamaica John Kemp Juan Juez Kemp Kingston knew laughed light Lion lips looked Lord Stowell Lugareņos Macdonald Manuel matter murmured never Nichols night Nikola O'Brien once pirates pistol Ramon Rangsley ravine remember Rio Medio romance Rooksby round sail schooner Sebright seemed seen seņor seņorita Seraphina shadow ship shoulders shouted side sight silence smile sort soul sound Spanish stood suddenly talk tell thing thought throat Tomas Castro turned uncle voice waiting walked wall whispered Williams woman words