Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1923 - 541 pages |
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Page 12
... boat , there , was to take them out into the bay , where an outward - bound West Indiaman would pick them up . But for Ralph's fear for his neck , which had increased in value since its devotion to Veronica , he would have squired his ...
... boat , there , was to take them out into the bay , where an outward - bound West Indiaman would pick them up . But for Ralph's fear for his neck , which had increased in value since its devotion to Veronica , he would have squired his ...
Page 30
... ship , and sat half asleep , lurching over the tiller . He was a very unreliable scoundrel . The boat leaked like a sieve . The wind freshened , and we three began to ask our- selves how it was going to end . There were 30.
... ship , and sat half asleep , lurching over the tiller . He was a very unreliable scoundrel . The boat leaked like a sieve . The wind freshened , and we three began to ask our- selves how it was going to end . There were 30.
Page 31
... boat . Carlos was of no use he knew it , and , without saying a word , busied himself in bailing the water out . But Castro , I was surprised to notice , knew more than I did about a boat , and , maimed as he was , made himself useful ...
... boat . Carlos was of no use he knew it , and , without saying a word , busied himself in bailing the water out . But Castro , I was surprised to notice , knew more than I did about a boat , and , maimed as he was , made himself useful ...
Page 32
... boat went down under us whilst I was tying a rope under Carlos ' arms . He was standing up with the baler still in his hand . On board , the women passengers were screaming , and as I clung desperately to the rope that was thrown me ...
... boat went down under us whilst I was tying a rope under Carlos ' arms . He was standing up with the baler still in his hand . On board , the women passengers were screaming , and as I clung desperately to the rope that was thrown me ...
Page 43
... boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles . One headed out towards us , then another . I did not want ... boat- swain's calls and the tramping of feet . Imagining her to be going home , I felt a great desire to be on board ...
... boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles . One headed out towards us , then another . I did not want ... boat- swain's calls and the tramping of feet . Imagining her to be going home , I felt a great desire to be on board ...
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