RomanceDent, 1949 - 541 pages |
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Page 141
... head . His lifeless voice pro- nounced : " Our excellent Father Antonio , in his devotion , dines by the bedside of our beloved Carlos . " He sighed . The heavy carvings of his chair rose upright at his back ; he sat with his head ...
... head . His lifeless voice pro- nounced : " Our excellent Father Antonio , in his devotion , dines by the bedside of our beloved Carlos . " He sighed . The heavy carvings of his chair rose upright at his back ; he sat with his head ...
Page 239
... head was in a tumultuous whirl , when thus , at last , I stepped out of that house— but I suppose my grim robes cloaked my emotions- though , seeing very clearly through the eyeholes , it was almost incredible to me that I was not ...
... head was in a tumultuous whirl , when thus , at last , I stepped out of that house— but I suppose my grim robes cloaked my emotions- though , seeing very clearly through the eyeholes , it was almost incredible to me that I was not ...
Page 432
... head . She turned away abruptly , a yellow head- kerchief dodged in her way , a slap resounded , a cry of pain , and a negro girl bolted into the court , nursing her cheek in the palms of her hands . Doors slammed ; other negro girls ...
... head . She turned away abruptly , a yellow head- kerchief dodged in her way , a slap resounded , a cry of pain , and a negro girl bolted into the court , nursing her cheek in the palms of her hands . Doors slammed ; other negro girls ...
Contents
THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH | 3 |
THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD | 57 |
CASA RIEGO | 139 |
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