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Page 29
... doubt somewhat of a bandit ; a guerrilero in the sixes and sevens ; with the Army of the Faith near the French border , later on . There had been room and to spare for that sort of pike , in the muddy waters , during the first years of ...
... doubt somewhat of a bandit ; a guerrilero in the sixes and sevens ; with the Army of the Faith near the French border , later on . There had been room and to spare for that sort of pike , in the muddy waters , during the first years of ...
Page 60
... doubt about that , suspicious of him . I remembered how we had parted on board the Thames . " We can talk here , " he added ; " it is very pleasant . You shall see my uncle , that great man , the star of Cuban law , and my cousin ...
... doubt about that , suspicious of him . I remembered how we had parted on board the Thames . " We can talk here , " he added ; " it is very pleasant . You shall see my uncle , that great man , the star of Cuban law , and my cousin ...
Page 67
... doubt , he had heard from Ramon , who knew everything . In all this little sardonic Irishman said to me , it seemed the only thing worth attention . It stuck in my mind while , in persuasive tones , and with airy fluency , he discoursed ...
... doubt , he had heard from Ramon , who knew everything . In all this little sardonic Irishman said to me , it seemed the only thing worth attention . It stuck in my mind while , in persuasive tones , and with airy fluency , he discoursed ...
Page 70
... doubt you and your crony Macdonald and the rest of them will feather your own nests ; I don't ask . But help me to be a thorn in their sides - just a little - just a little longer . What do I put in your way ? Just what you want . Have ...
... doubt you and your crony Macdonald and the rest of them will feather your own nests ; I don't ask . But help me to be a thorn in their sides - just a little - just a little longer . What do I put in your way ? Just what you want . Have ...
Page 74
... doubt , he knows best , " he said ; " but he should ask me . " It grew darker still ; the old Don seemed to have fallen asleep again . Save for the gleam of the silver buckle of his hat , he had disappeared into the gloom of the place ...
... doubt , he knows best , " he said ; " but he should ask me . " It grew darker still ; the old Don seemed to have fallen asleep again . Save for the gleam of the silver buckle of his hat , he had disappeared into the gloom of the place ...
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