Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1914 - 428 pages |
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Page 53
... flash of the gold lace on his coat . He stood very high in the leg ; had small white whiskers , and a large nose that threw a vast shadow on to his forehead in the upward light ; his high collar was open , and a mass of white appeared ...
... flash of the gold lace on his coat . He stood very high in the leg ; had small white whiskers , and a large nose that threw a vast shadow on to his forehead in the upward light ; his high collar was open , and a mass of white appeared ...
Page 54
... flash that he was making his way from one hiding place to another . In making his escape from Spanish Town , either to Kingston or the Vale , he had run against the admiral and his party returning from the Topnambos ' ball . It was ...
... flash that he was making his way from one hiding place to another . In making his escape from Spanish Town , either to Kingston or the Vale , he had run against the admiral and his party returning from the Topnambos ' ball . It was ...
Page 94
... flash of vision , and then I made a bolt for the rail . I clambered furiously ; I saw the deck of the old bark ; I had just one exulting sight of it , and then Major Cowper uprose before my eyes and knocked me back on board the schooner ...
... flash of vision , and then I made a bolt for the rail . I clambered furiously ; I saw the deck of the old bark ; I had just one exulting sight of it , and then Major Cowper uprose before my eyes and knocked me back on board the schooner ...
Page 159
... flash from under the Spanish lawyer . Then he frowned slightly at me . " You being an Eng- lishman , I would have had you taken up on a charge of stealing . " Blood rushed to my face . I lost control over myself . " Mr. O'Brien , " I ...
... flash from under the Spanish lawyer . Then he frowned slightly at me . " You being an Eng- lishman , I would have had you taken up on a charge of stealing . " Blood rushed to my face . I lost control over myself . " Mr. O'Brien , " I ...
Page 179
... flash . Now he had his back to the gate . My effort seemed to have uprooted him . I felt him give way all over . As soon as our position had changed , Castro checked himself , and stepped aside into the shadow of the guardroom doorway ...
... flash . Now he had his back to the gate . My effort seemed to have uprooted him . I felt him give way all over . As soon as our position had changed , Castro checked himself , and stepped aside into the shadow of the guardroom doorway ...
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