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... face , that day I am not likely to forget . I remember the chilly smell of the typical West Indian store , the indescribable smell of damp gloom , of locos , of pimento , of olive oil , of new sugar , of new rum ; the glassy double ...
... face , that day I am not likely to forget . I remember the chilly smell of the typical West Indian store , the indescribable smell of damp gloom , of locos , of pimento , of olive oil , of new sugar , of new rum ; the glassy double ...
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... face of that day ; her eyes were gray - the gray of black , not of blue . For a moment they looked me straight in the face , reflectively , unconcerned , and then traveled to the spectacles of old Ramon . This glance - remember I was ...
... face of that day ; her eyes were gray - the gray of black , not of blue . For a moment they looked me straight in the face , reflectively , unconcerned , and then traveled to the spectacles of old Ramon . This glance - remember I was ...
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... face with the color and texture of a white - heart cherry . He used to spend his days in a hooded chair . My mother managed everything , leading an out - of - door life which gave her face the color of a wrinkled pippin . It was the face ...
... face with the color and texture of a white - heart cherry . He used to spend his days in a hooded chair . My mother managed everything , leading an out - of - door life which gave her face the color of a wrinkled pippin . It was the face ...
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... face , and his hat was pressed down over his eyes . The thing seemed incredible to me . Here was an adventure , and I was shocked to see that Rooksby was in a pitiable state about it . " But , Ralph , " I said , " I would help Carlos ...
... face , and his hat was pressed down over his eyes . The thing seemed incredible to me . Here was an adventure , and I was shocked to see that Rooksby was in a pitiable state about it . " But , Ralph , " I said , " I would help Carlos ...
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... face shone like polished leather . " Hallo ! " he said . " See heeyur , young Kemp , does your neck just itch to be stretched ? " I looked at him with mouth and eyes agape . He spat again , and waved a claw towards the forward bulk ...
... face shone like polished leather . " Hallo ! " he said . " See heeyur , young Kemp , does your neck just itch to be stretched ? " I looked at him with mouth and eyes agape . He spat again , and waved a claw towards the forward bulk ...
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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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