RomanceDent, 1949 - 541 pages |
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Page 116
... took another turn and came back . " My wife says that you took her rings and - and - gave them to- He had an ashamed air . It came into my head that that hateful woman had been egging him on to this through the skylight , instead of ...
... took another turn and came back . " My wife says that you took her rings and - and - gave them to- He had an ashamed air . It came into my head that that hateful woman had been egging him on to this through the skylight , instead of ...
Page 270
... took my breath away . They had started in a bunch . There must have been amongst them at least one crew of negroes , because somebody was beating a tambourine smartly , and the rowers chorused in a quick , panting undertone , " Ho , ho ...
... took my breath away . They had started in a bunch . There must have been amongst them at least one crew of negroes , because somebody was beating a tambourine smartly , and the rowers chorused in a quick , panting undertone , " Ho , ho ...
Page 283
... took a long shot at the man sitting amazed , astride of the rail above . I saw him double up suddenly , and fall inboard side- ways , but the fellow following him made a convulsive effort , and leapt out of sight on to the deck of the ...
... took a long shot at the man sitting amazed , astride of the rail above . I saw him double up suddenly , and fall inboard side- ways , but the fellow following him made a convulsive effort , and leapt out of sight on to the deck of the ...
Contents
THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH | 3 |
THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD | 57 |
CASA RIEGO | 139 |
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