Romance: A NovelDoubleday, 1931 - 541 pages |
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Page 212
... connection with the Rio Medio piracies --had persuaded him to go to Jamaica officially , he had been rowed in state to the ship waiting outside . For many years now it had been impossible to enlighten him 212 ROMANCE.
... connection with the Rio Medio piracies --had persuaded him to go to Jamaica officially , he had been rowed in state to the ship waiting outside . For many years now it had been impossible to enlighten him 212 ROMANCE.
Page 272
... waiting made us dip our oars in a haphazard stroke , without aim , without the means of judging whether we pulled to seaward , in- shore , north , or south , or only in a circle . Once we went excitedly in chase of some splashing that ...
... waiting made us dip our oars in a haphazard stroke , without aim , without the means of judging whether we pulled to seaward , in- shore , north , or south , or only in a circle . Once we went excitedly in chase of some splashing that ...
Page 512
... waiting to bring in their prisoners . On the other side of one black door the Grand Jury was deliber- ating on my case , behind another the court was in waiting to try me . I was in a sort of tired lull . All night I had been pacing up ...
... waiting to bring in their prisoners . On the other side of one black door the Grand Jury was deliber- ating on my case , behind another the court was in waiting to try me . I was in a sort of tired lull . All night I had been pacing up ...
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