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Page 14
... heard whispers . " Get him out on to the road . the other Darbies . • I'll tackle Mind his knife . " I was like a confounded rabbit in their hands . One of them had his fist on my collar and jerked me out upon the hard road . We rolled ...
... heard whispers . " Get him out on to the road . the other Darbies . • I'll tackle Mind his knife . " I was like a confounded rabbit in their hands . One of them had his fist on my collar and jerked me out upon the hard road . We rolled ...
Page 16
... heard him . Kemp he may be , but he spoke Spanish up there and we've got something for our trouble . He'll swing , I'll lay you a • " " From far above us came a shout , then a confused noise of voices . The moon began to get up ; above ...
... heard him . Kemp he may be , but he spoke Spanish up there and we've got something for our trouble . He'll swing , I'll lay you a • " " From far above us came a shout , then a confused noise of voices . The moon began to get up ; above ...
Page 17
... heard ; a fist struck me on the cheek . " Gibbet ' em , " somebody shrieked ; " they hung my nephew ! Gibbet ' em all the three . Young Kemp's mother's a bad ' un . An informer he is . Up with ' em ! " I was pulled down on my knees ...
... heard ; a fist struck me on the cheek . " Gibbet ' em , " somebody shrieked ; " they hung my nephew ! Gibbet ' em all the three . Young Kemp's mother's a bad ' un . An informer he is . Up with ' em ! " I was pulled down on my knees ...
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... heard groans and curses , and began to shout for help . My voice came back in an echo , despairingly . Suddenly I was dragged backward , and the bandage pulled from my eyes . " Come along , " Rangsley said , leading me gently enough to ...
... heard groans and curses , and began to shout for help . My voice came back in an echo , despairingly . Suddenly I was dragged backward , and the bandage pulled from my eyes . " Come along , " Rangsley said , leading me gently enough to ...
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... heard Carlos ' voice behind me asking one of our sailors what ship it was . " Don't you know a flagship when you see it ? " a voice grumbled surlily . " Admiral Rowley's , " it con- tinued . Then it rumbled out some remarks about ...
... heard Carlos ' voice behind me asking one of our sailors what ship it was . " Don't you know a flagship when you see it ? " a voice grumbled surlily . " Admiral Rowley's , " it con- tinued . Then it rumbled out some remarks about ...
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