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Page 24
... ship . We rode clattering aggressively through the silence of the long , narrow main street . Every now and then Carlos Riego coughed lamentably , but Tomas Castro rode in gloomy silence . There was a light here and there in a window ...
... ship . We rode clattering aggressively through the silence of the long , narrow main street . Every now and then Carlos Riego coughed lamentably , but Tomas Castro rode in gloomy silence . There was a light here and there in a window ...
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 THE QUARRY ...
... 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 THE QUARRY ...
Page 32
... ship's sails high above us , and at last many faces peering unseeingly over the rail in our direction . We all shouted together . I may say that it was thanks to me that we reached the ship . Our boat went down under us whilst I was ...
... ship's sails high above us , and at last many faces peering unseeingly over the rail in our direction . We all shouted together . I may say that it was thanks to me that we reached the ship . Our boat went down under us whilst I was ...
Page 35
... ship in these rags . He looked down good - humouredly at his clothes . " " " But , " I said , " how do you come to be in a scrape at all ? " He laughed a little proudly . " In a scrape ? " he said . " I I am in none . It is Tomas Castro ...
... ship in these rags . He looked down good - humouredly at his clothes . " " " But , " I said , " how do you come to be in a scrape at all ? " He laughed a little proudly . " In a scrape ? " he said . " I I am in none . It is Tomas Castro ...
Page 39
... ship's second mate and Tomas , who was , it seemed to · me , forever engaged in long confabulations in the man's cabin , and , as much to make talk as for any other reason , I asked Carlos if he had noticed his dependent's familiarity ...
... ship's second mate and Tomas , who was , it seemed to · me , forever engaged in long confabulations in the man's cabin , and , as much to make talk as for any other reason , I asked Carlos if he had noticed his dependent's familiarity ...
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