Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 46
... Pedro's head with a crash that resounded all over the quiet sweep of Black Diamond Bay . A crimson patch appeared on the matted hair ; red veins appeared in the water flowing all over his face , and it dripped in rosy drops off his head ...
... Pedro's head with a crash that resounded all over the quiet sweep of Black Diamond Bay . A crimson patch appeared on the matted hair ; red veins appeared in the water flowing all over his face , and it dripped in rosy drops off his head ...
Page 53
... Pedro ! Pedro ! " he yelled , with a force of lung testifying to the re- generative virtues of water . A weak " Señor ? " answered from under the wharf . “ What did I tell you ? " said Ricardo trium- phantly . " Nothing can hurt him ...
... Pedro ! Pedro ! " he yelled , with a force of lung testifying to the re- generative virtues of water . A weak " Señor ? " answered from under the wharf . “ What did I tell you ? " said Ricardo trium- phantly . " Nothing can hurt him ...
Page 55
... Pedro . " The fellow was a Dago of immense strength and of no sense whatever . This combination made him danger- ous , and he had to be treated accordingly , in a manner which he could understand . Reasoning was beyond him . " And so ...
... Pedro . " The fellow was a Dago of immense strength and of no sense whatever . This combination made him danger- ous , and he had to be treated accordingly , in a manner which he could understand . Reasoning was beyond him . " And so ...
Page 56
... Pedro's head . Pedro had nothing to grumble about . On the contrary , he ought to be mighty thankful to him , Ricardo , for being alive at all . " Well , now , let me give you a leg up , sir , ” he said cheerily to his motionless ...
... Pedro's head . Pedro had nothing to grumble about . On the contrary , he ought to be mighty thankful to him , Ricardo , for being alive at all . " Well , now , let me give you a leg up , sir , ” he said cheerily to his motionless ...
Page 58
... Pedro . " Come , now - pass up the dunnage there ! Move yourself , hombre , or I'll have to get down again and give you a tap on those bandages of yours , you growling bear , you ! " " Ah ! You didn't believe in the reality of the wharf ...
... Pedro . " Come , now - pass up the dunnage there ! Move yourself , hombre , or I'll have to get down again and give you a tap on those bandages of yours , you growling bear , you ! " " Ah ! You didn't believe in the reality of the wharf ...
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