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Page 36
... answered : " Oh , I lost half a screen the last voyage — the old thing . " " Haven't they routed out the scoundrels yet ? " the other asked . The first man lowered his voice . I caught only that " the ad- miral was an old fool — no good ...
... answered : " Oh , I lost half a screen the last voyage — the old thing . " " Haven't they routed out the scoundrels yet ? " the other asked . The first man lowered his voice . I caught only that " the ad- miral was an old fool — no good ...
Page 40
... answered , recovering his breath ; " is it always necessary to wash your hands in blood ? Are we not in enough danger ? Up — up ! Go see if the boat is yet there . We must go quickly ; up — up ——— He waved his hand towards the scuttle ...
... answered , recovering his breath ; " is it always necessary to wash your hands in blood ? Are we not in enough danger ? Up — up ! Go see if the boat is yet there . We must go quickly ; up — up ——— He waved his hand towards the scuttle ...
Page 58
... answered in French , I 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 ...
... answered in French , I 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 ...
Page 61
... answered , " when those poor devils were hung . They were canaille . Yes ; but one gives that much even to such . And my uncle was there in his official capacity as a — a plenipotentiary . He was very much distressed : we were all . You ...
... answered , " when those poor devils were hung . They were canaille . Yes ; but one gives that much even to such . And my uncle was there in his official capacity as a — a plenipotentiary . He was very much distressed : we were all . You ...
Page 62
... answered , " What would you have ? " and shrugged his shoulders gently . A smile came into his face . She is very willful . I did not please her , I do not know why . Perhaps she has seen too many men like me . " He told me that , when ...
... answered , " What would you have ? " and shrugged his shoulders gently . A smile came into his face . She is very willful . I did not please her , I do not know why . Perhaps she has seen too many men like me . " He told me that , when ...
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admiral answered asked began boat Bow Street runners bowed breath caballero called Carlos Casa Riego cloak cried Cuba dark David Macdonald dead death deck Don Balthasar Don Carlos door ears El Rubio English eyes face Father Antonio fear feet felt gone hair hand hang Havana head heard heart immense Inglez Jamaica John Kemp Juan Juez Kemp Kingston knew laughed light Lion lips looked Lord Stowell Lugareños Macdonald Manuel matter murmured never Nichols night Nikola O'Brien once pirates pistol Ramon Rangsley ravine remember Rio Medio romance Rooksby round sail schooner Sebright seemed seen señor señorita Seraphina shadow ship shoulders shouted side sight silence smile sort soul sound Spanish stood suddenly talk tell thing thought throat Tomas Castro turned uncle voice waiting walked wall whispered Williams woman words
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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...