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Page 29
And from his allusions one could get glimpses of what he had been before and
afterwards - apparently everything that was questionable in a secularly disturbed
Europe ; no doubt somewhat of a bandit ; a guerrilero in the sixes and sevens ...
And from his allusions one could get glimpses of what he had been before and
afterwards - apparently everything that was questionable in a secularly disturbed
Europe ; no doubt somewhat of a bandit ; a guerrilero in the sixes and sevens ...
Page 54
No doubt he recognized that , if the admiral made a fool of himself , he would be
afraid to issue warrants in soberness . I could not stand by and see them bully the
wretched little creature . At the same time I didn't , most decidedly , want to ...
No doubt he recognized that , if the admiral made a fool of himself , he would be
afraid to issue warrants in soberness . I could not stand by and see them bully the
wretched little creature . At the same time I didn't , most decidedly , want to ...
Page 60
He put his arm affectionately round my shoulders and said , How splendid to see
you again , my Juan . ” His eyes had affection in them , there was no doubt about
that , but I felt vaguely suspicious of him . I remembered how we had parted on ...
He put his arm affectionately round my shoulders and said , How splendid to see
you again , my Juan . ” His eyes had affection in them , there was no doubt about
that , but I felt vaguely suspicious of him . I remembered how we had parted on ...
Page 67
That , no doubt , he had heard from Ramon , who knew everything . In all this little
sardonic Irishman said to me , it seemed the only thing worth attention . It stuck in
my mind while , in persuasive tones , and with airy fluency , he discoursed of ...
That , no doubt , he had heard from Ramon , who knew everything . In all this little
sardonic Irishman said to me , it seemed the only thing worth attention . It stuck in
my mind while , in persuasive tones , and with airy fluency , he discoursed of ...
Page 70
His face worked convulsively ; I was in presence of one of the primeval passions .
But he grew calm immediately after . “ You want Separation for reasons of your
own . I don't ask what they are . No doubt you and your crony Macdonald and the
...
His face worked convulsively ; I was in presence of one of the primeval passions .
But he grew calm immediately after . “ You want Separation for reasons of your
own . I don't ask what they are . No doubt you and your crony Macdonald and the
...
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