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Page 116
... Pedro with his fangs , his tangled beard and queer stare of his little bear's eyes was , by comparison , delightfully natural . Besides , Schomberg could no longer help himself . " That will do very well , " he assented mournfully ...
... Pedro with his fangs , his tangled beard and queer stare of his little bear's eyes was , by comparison , delightfully natural . Besides , Schomberg could no longer help himself . " That will do very well , " he assented mournfully ...
Page 118
... Pedro , carrying a tray with the clumsiness of a creature caught in the woods and taught to walk on its hind legs . As to Schomberg , he kept out of the way . He re- mained in the billiard - room , serving out drinks to the unspeakable ...
... Pedro , carrying a tray with the clumsiness of a creature caught in the woods and taught to walk on its hind legs . As to Schomberg , he kept out of the way . He re- mained in the billiard - room , serving out drinks to the unspeakable ...
Page 137
... seventh day we had to kill a man , though - the brother of this Pedro here . They were alligator - hunters , right enough . We got our lodgings in their hut . Neither the boss nor I could habla Espaņol - speak Spanish , VICTORY 137.
... seventh day we had to kill a man , though - the brother of this Pedro here . They were alligator - hunters , right enough . We got our lodgings in their hut . Neither the boss nor I could habla Espaņol - speak Spanish , VICTORY 137.
Page 138
... Pedro was standing by , trying the edge of another long knife . They thought we were away on our look - out at the mouth of the river , as was usual with us during the day . Not that we expected to see much of the schooner , but it was ...
... Pedro was standing by , trying the edge of another long knife . They thought we were away on our look - out at the mouth of the river , as was usual with us during the day . Not that we expected to see much of the schooner , but it was ...
Page 139
... Pedro was leaning against a small tree and passing his thumb along the edge of his blade . I got away quieter than a mouse , you bet . " I didn't say anything to the boss then . He was leaning on his elbow on his rug , and didn't seem ...
... Pedro was leaning against a small tree and passing his thumb along the edge of his blade . I got away quieter than a mouse , you bet . " I didn't say anything to the boss then . He was leaning on his elbow on his rug , and didn't seem ...
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