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Page 96
... Manuel - del - Popolo Isturiz , and this Tomas Castro ? The Señor Caballero can tell at once . Look at me . I am the finer man . I would have you ask the ladies of Rio Medio , and leave the verdict to them . This Castro is an Andalou ...
... Manuel - del - Popolo Isturiz , and this Tomas Castro ? The Señor Caballero can tell at once . Look at me . I am the finer man . I would have you ask the ladies of Rio Medio , and leave the verdict to them . This Castro is an Andalou ...
Page 97
... Manuel - del - Popolo , as he called himself , pushed the hair back from his forehead . I had noticed that the love - locks were plaited with black braid , and that he wore large dirty silk ruffles . " The caballero , " he continued ...
... Manuel - del - Popolo , as he called himself , pushed the hair back from his forehead . I had noticed that the love - locks were plaited with black braid , and that he wore large dirty silk ruffles . " The caballero , " he continued ...
Page 98
... Manuel- del - Popolo ; " you may go and see to the sailing .... Hurry ; it is growing late . " Manuel blazed silently , and stalked out of the door as if he had an electric cloud round his head . Tomas Castro turned towards me . You ...
... Manuel- del - Popolo ; " you may go and see to the sailing .... Hurry ; it is growing late . " Manuel blazed silently , and stalked out of the door as if he had an electric cloud round his head . Tomas Castro turned towards me . You ...
Page 99
... Manuel is a fool , " he said without rancor ; " he is mad with jealousy because for this day I have command here . But , all the same , they are dangerous pigs , these slaves of the Señor O'Brien . I wish the town were rid of them . One ...
... Manuel is a fool , " he said without rancor ; " he is mad with jealousy because for this day I have command here . But , all the same , they are dangerous pigs , these slaves of the Señor O'Brien . I wish the town were rid of them . One ...
Page 124
... to a great distance . Manuel - del - Popolo , the extraordinary improvisador with the gui- tar , was an aspirant for power with a certain following of his own . Words could not express Castro's scorn for these fellows . 124 ROMANCE.
... to a great distance . Manuel - del - Popolo , the extraordinary improvisador with the gui- tar , was an aspirant for power with a certain following of his own . Words could not express Castro's scorn for these fellows . 124 ROMANCE.
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