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... Cuba , is nothing but a blasted buccaneer . . and Carlos is no better . They go to Liverpool for a pas- sage to Jamaica , and see what comes of it ! " It seems that on Liverpool docks , in the owl - light , hey fell in with an elderly ...
... Cuba , is nothing but a blasted buccaneer . . and Carlos is no better . They go to Liverpool for a pas- sage to Jamaica , and see what comes of it ! " It seems that on Liverpool docks , in the owl - light , hey fell in with an elderly ...
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... Cuba or seen his uncle ; but he had , as I have indicated , ruined himself in one way or another in Spain , and it had come as a God - send to him when his uncle had sent Tomas Castro to bring him to Cuba , to the town of Rio Medio ...
... Cuba or seen his uncle ; but he had , as I have indicated , ruined himself in one way or another in Spain , and it had come as a God - send to him when his uncle had sent Tomas Castro to bring him to Cuba , to the town of Rio Medio ...
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... the romance of Carlos ' career , enhanced , also , the mystery . I asked him one day , " But why do you go to Jamaica at all if you are bound for Cuba ? " He looked at me , smiling a little mournfully . PART FIRST 29.
... the romance of Carlos ' career , enhanced , also , the mystery . I asked him one day , " But why do you go to Jamaica at all if you are bound for Cuba ? " He looked at me , smiling a little mournfully . PART FIRST 29.
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... Cuba as in Spain . But in his province my uncle rules alone . There I shall be safe . " He was condescend- ing to roll some cigarettes for Tomas , whose wooden hand in- commoded him , and he tossed a fragment of tobacco to the wind with ...
... Cuba as in Spain . But in his province my uncle rules alone . There I shall be safe . " He was condescend- ing to roll some cigarettes for Tomas , whose wooden hand in- commoded him , and he tossed a fragment of tobacco to the wind with ...
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... some remarks about " pirates , vermin , coast of Cuba . " Carlos came to the side , and looked after the man - of - war in the distance . " You could help us , " I heard him mutter . T CHAPTER V HERE was a lad called Barnes , 34 ROMANCE.
... some remarks about " pirates , vermin , coast of Cuba . " Carlos came to the side , and looked after the man - of - war in the distance . " You could help us , " I heard him mutter . T CHAPTER V HERE was a lad called Barnes , 34 ROMANCE.
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admiral answered asked began boat Bow Street runners bowed breath caballero called Carlos Casa Riego cloak cried Cuba dark David Macdonald dead death deck Don Balthasar Don Carlos door ears El Rubio English eyes face Father Antonio fear feet felt gone hair hand hang Havana head heard heart immense Inglez Jamaica John Kemp Juan Juez Kemp Kingston knew laughed light Lion lips looked Lord Stowell Lugareños Macdonald Manuel matter murmured never Nichols night Nikola O'Brien once pirates pistol Ramon Rangsley ravine remember Rio Medio romance Rooksby round sail schooner Sebright seemed seen señor señorita Seraphina shadow ship shoulders shouted side sight silence smile sort soul sound Spanish stood suddenly talk tell thing thought throat Tomas Castro turned uncle voice waiting walked wall whispered Williams woman words
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