Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1914 - 428 pages |
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Page 27
... but he is now very old , and has left Havana to die in his palace in his own town . He has an only daughter , a Doña Seraphina , and I suppose that if I find favor in · his eyes I shall marry her , and inherit my PART FIRST 27.
... but he is now very old , and has left Havana to die in his palace in his own town . He has an only daughter , a Doña Seraphina , and I suppose that if I find favor in · his eyes I shall marry her , and inherit my PART FIRST 27.
Page 45
... you English say , or Mexican privateers , as the Havana authorities say . I do not very much care . Basta , what I know is that every week some ship with a letter of marque steals one 45 PART SECOND THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD, ·
... you English say , or Mexican privateers , as the Havana authorities say . I do not very much care . Basta , what I know is that every week some ship with a letter of marque steals one 45 PART SECOND THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD, ·
Page 46
... Havana , for New Orleans , or any Gulf port , you would ask me . What more natural ? It is my business , my trade , to know these things . In that way I make my bread . But as for Rio Medio , I do not know the place . " He had a touch ...
... Havana , for New Orleans , or any Gulf port , you would ask me . What more natural ? It is my business , my trade , to know these things . In that way I make my bread . But as for Rio Medio , I do not know the place . " He had a touch ...
Page 57
... Havana till it blows over . My old woman's on board . " His face fell . " But there , you'll get round her . I'll see you through . " They drank some sangaree and became noisy . I wasn't very happy ; there was much truth in what David ...
... Havana till it blows over . My old woman's on board . " His face fell . " But there , you'll get round her . I'll see you through . " They drank some sangaree and became noisy . I wasn't very happy ; there was much truth in what David ...
Page 59
... Havana authorities — as an international cour- tesy I suppose , or else because they were pirates of no account and short in funds , or because the admiral had been making a fuss in front of the Morro . It was even asserted by the anti ...
... Havana authorities — as an international cour- tesy I suppose , or else because they were pirates of no account and short in funds , or because the admiral had been making a fuss in front of the Morro . It was even asserted by the anti ...
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