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... conveying a pinch of snuff to the nostrils of the hooked nose that had , on the skin stretched tight over the bridge , the polish of old ivory ; the elbow pressing the black cocked hat against the side ; the legs , one 3.
... conveying a pinch of snuff to the nostrils of the hooked nose that had , on the skin stretched tight over the bridge , the polish of old ivory ; the elbow pressing the black cocked hat against the side ; the legs , one 3.
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Joseph Conrad. cocked hat against the side ; the legs , one bent , the other bowing a little back — this was the attitude of Seraphina's father . Having imperiously thrust the door of the inner room open , he remained immovable , with no ...
Joseph Conrad. cocked hat against the side ; the legs , one bent , the other bowing a little back — this was the attitude of Seraphina's father . Having imperiously thrust the door of the inner room open , he remained immovable , with no ...
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... side door opened , and I saw into a lighted room filled with wreaths of smoke . A paunchy man in a bob wig , with a blue coat and Windsor buttons , holding a church- warden pipe in his right hand and a pewter quart in his left , came ...
... side door opened , and I saw into a lighted room filled with wreaths of smoke . A paunchy man in a bob wig , with a blue coat and Windsor buttons , holding a church- warden pipe in his right hand and a pewter quart in his left , came ...
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... was tangled ; he wore a black and rusty cloak , ragged at the edges , and his feet were often bare ; at his side would lie his wooden right hand . As a rule , the place of his forearm was taken by a long THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH 33.
... was tangled ; he wore a black and rusty cloak , ragged at the edges , and his feet were often bare ; at his side would lie his wooden right hand . As a rule , the place of his forearm was taken by a long THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH 33.
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... , coast of Cuba . " Carlos came to the side , and looked after the man - of- war in the distance . " You could help us , " I heard him mutter . CHAPTER FIVE There was a lad called Barnes , a THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH 43.
... , coast of Cuba . " Carlos came to the side , and looked after the man - of- war in the distance . " You could help us , " I heard him mutter . CHAPTER FIVE There was a lad called Barnes , a THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH 43.
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