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... El Rubio ; the other , the little one , was José - squinting José . They said nothing ; nothing at all . With a sudden and mighty effort he preserved his self - command , affected unconcern and , instead of getting up , only shifted his ...
... El Rubio ; the other , the little one , was José - squinting José . They said nothing ; nothing at all . With a sudden and mighty effort he preserved his self - command , affected unconcern and , instead of getting up , only shifted his ...
Page 299
... El Rubio who put the very question to him , in an insolent tone , and sitting on the ground out of his reach , with his gun across his knees . His long knife ready in his hand , squinting José remained standing over Castro . Those two ...
... El Rubio who put the very question to him , in an insolent tone , and sitting on the ground out of his reach , with his gun across his knees . His long knife ready in his hand , squinting José remained standing over Castro . Those two ...
Page 300
... El Rubio then , with an evil laugh . And for a long time nobody said a word . El Rubio , cross - legged , was observing him with the eyes of a basilisk , but Castro swore a great oath that , as to himself , he showed no signs of fear ...
... El Rubio then , with an evil laugh . And for a long time nobody said a word . El Rubio , cross - legged , was observing him with the eyes of a basilisk , but Castro swore a great oath that , as to himself , he showed no signs of fear ...
Page 301
... El Rubio hissed through his teeth with vexation , and grunted : " Attention , José . Take aim . We will break his legs and take away the sting of this old scorpion . " Castro's blood felt chilly in his limbs , but , instead of planting ...
... El Rubio hissed through his teeth with vexation , and grunted : " Attention , José . Take aim . We will break his legs and take away the sting of this old scorpion . " Castro's blood felt chilly in his limbs , but , instead of planting ...
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