RomanceDent, 1949 - 541 pages |
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Page 119
... deck was hillocked with heaps of clothing , of bedding , casks of rum , old hats , and tarpaulins . Cow- per ran in and out among the plunder , like a pointer in a turnip field . He was groaning . Beside one of the pumps was a small ...
... deck was hillocked with heaps of clothing , of bedding , casks of rum , old hats , and tarpaulins . Cow- per ran in and out among the plunder , like a pointer in a turnip field . He was groaning . Beside one of the pumps was a small ...
Page 308
... deck . The sun shone , a faint breeze blew , the sea sparkled freshly , and the wet decks glistened . I stood still , touched by the new glory of light falling on me ; it was a new world - new and familiar , yet disturbingly beauti- ful ...
... deck . The sun shone , a faint breeze blew , the sea sparkled freshly , and the wet decks glistened . I stood still , touched by the new glory of light falling on me ; it was a new world - new and familiar , yet disturbingly beauti- ful ...
Page 348
... deck , and could be seen forward , each with a tin plate in the left hand , gesticulating amicably with clasp knives . A small white handkerchief hung from Mrs. Williams ' fingers , and now and then she touched her eyes lightly , one ...
... deck , and could be seen forward , each with a tin plate in the left hand , gesticulating amicably with clasp knives . A small white handkerchief hung from Mrs. Williams ' fingers , and now and then she touched her eyes lightly , one ...
Contents
THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH | 3 |
THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD | 57 |
CASA RIEGO | 139 |
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