RomanceDent, 1949 - 541 pages |
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Page 15
... turned his lanthorn upon me , in a painful yellow glare . " What ! " Tis the young ' un , " he grunted , after a moment . " Read the warrant , Thoms . " My captor began to fumble in his pocket , pulled out a paper , and bent down into ...
... turned his lanthorn upon me , in a painful yellow glare . " What ! " Tis the young ' un , " he grunted , after a moment . " Read the warrant , Thoms . " My captor began to fumble in his pocket , pulled out a paper , and bent down into ...
Page 69
... turned on the man at his side , and said , " Here , Oldham ; you lend a hand to duck the little toad . " It was the sort of thing that the thirsty climate of Jamaica rendered frequent enough . Oldham dropped his glass and protested ...
... turned on the man at his side , and said , " Here , Oldham ; you lend a hand to duck the little toad . " It was the sort of thing that the thirsty climate of Jamaica rendered frequent enough . Oldham dropped his glass and protested ...
Page 90
... turned upon Carlos , who stood all black in the light of the window . " Why did you make me meet him ? He may be a ... turning a sort of Irish traitor was so extravagantly outragecus that now I could smile at the imbecility of that ...
... turned upon Carlos , who stood all black in the light of the window . " Why did you make me meet him ? He may be a ... turning a sort of Irish traitor was so extravagantly outragecus that now I could smile at the imbecility of that ...
Contents
THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH | 3 |
THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD | 57 |
CASA RIEGO | 139 |
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