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Page 11
... thought I caught the outlines of a man's hat down among the tossing lines of the bracken . I whis- pered loudly : 66 ' Carlos ! Carlos ! " There was a moment of hoarse whispering ; a sudden gruff sound . A shaft of blazing yellow light ...
... thought I caught the outlines of a man's hat down among the tossing lines of the bracken . I whis- pered loudly : 66 ' Carlos ! Carlos ! " There was a moment of hoarse whispering ; a sudden gruff sound . A shaft of blazing yellow light ...
Page 34
... thought to the second mate . I looked at the harbor we were entering , and thought of the home I had left so eagerly . After all , I was no more than a boy , and even younger in mind than in body . Queer - looking boats crawled between ...
... thought to the second mate . I looked at the harbor we were entering , and thought of the home I had left so eagerly . After all , I was no more than a boy , and even younger in mind than in body . Queer - looking boats crawled between ...
Page 39
... thought of this sort of thing , to wonder why Castro himself found it neces- sary to crouch for such a long time . Up above , the hum of many people , still laughing , still talking , faded a little out of mind . I understood , horribly ...
... thought of this sort of thing , to wonder why Castro himself found it neces- sary to crouch for such a long time . Up above , the hum of many people , still laughing , still talking , faded a little out of mind . I understood , horribly ...
Page 57
... many false alarms , sudden outcries , hushing again rather slowly . In between I could hear someone behind me talk Spanish to the occupants of the carriage . I thought the voice was Ramon's , but I could not turn , and the PART SECOND 57.
... many false alarms , sudden outcries , hushing again rather slowly . In between I could hear someone behind me talk Spanish to the occupants of the carriage . I thought the voice was Ramon's , but I could not turn , and the PART SECOND 57.
Page 58
... thought . A man was shouting " Cool Drinks on the other side of them . " " Finally , there was a roar , an irresistible swaying , a rattle of musket ramrods , a rhythm of marching feet , and the grating of heavy iron - bound wheels ...
... thought . A man was shouting " Cool Drinks on the other side of them . " " Finally , there was a roar , an irresistible swaying , a rattle of musket ramrods , a rhythm of marching feet , and the grating of heavy iron - bound wheels ...
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Page 41 - Here's the mahn ye were speerin' after. Here's Macdonald." It was the voice of Barnes, and the voice of the every day. I discovered that I had been tremendously upset. The pulses in my temples were throbbing, and I wanted to shut my eyes — to sleep! I was tired; Romance had departed. Barnes and the Macdonald he had found for me represented all the laborious insects of the world; all the ants who are forever hauling immensely heavy and immensely unimportant burdens up weary hillocks, down steep...