Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1923 - 541 pages |
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Page 50
... boat is yet there . We must go quickly ; up— He waved his hand towards the scuttle . up- 99 " But still , " Castro said . He was reluctantly fitting his wooden hand upon the blue steel . He sent a baleful yellow glare into my eyes , and ...
... boat is yet there . We must go quickly ; up— He waved his hand towards the scuttle . up- 99 " But still , " Castro said . He was reluctantly fitting his wooden hand upon the blue steel . He sent a baleful yellow glare into my eyes , and ...
Page 65
... boat attack . All Jamaica had been talking of it , speculating about it , congratulating itself on it . British valour was going to tell ; four boats ' crews would do the trick . And now the boats had been beaten off , the crews ...
... boat attack . All Jamaica had been talking of it , speculating about it , congratulating itself on it . British valour was going to tell ; four boats ' crews would do the trick . And now the boats had been beaten off , the crews ...
Page 81
... boats . " Come , you had better see this Irish hidalgo who wants to do us so much honour , " he gave an inscruta- ble glance at me , - " but do not talk loudly till my uncle wakes . " He threw the door open . I followed him into the ...
... boats . " Come , you had better see this Irish hidalgo who wants to do us so much honour , " he gave an inscruta- ble glance at me , - " but do not talk loudly till my uncle wakes . " He threw the door open . I followed him into the ...
Page 83
... boats in the bay . To him , even though he was now a judge in Cuba , it was an episode of heroism of youth - of romance , in fact . So that , probably , he did not resent my mention of it . I certainly wanted to resent some- thing that ...
... boats in the bay . To him , even though he was now a judge in Cuba , it was an episode of heroism of youth - of romance , in fact . So that , probably , he did not resent my mention of it . I certainly wanted to resent some- thing that ...
Page 87
... boats had to be beaten off that his zeal cooled . He thinks the British Government will rise in its strength . " There was a bitter contempt in his voice , but he regained his calm business tone . " It will do nothing of the sort . I've ...
... boats had to be beaten off that his zeal cooled . He thinks the British Government will rise in its strength . " There was a bitter contempt in his voice , but he regained his calm business tone . " It will do nothing of the sort . I've ...
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admiral Alguazil answered asked began boat Bow Street runners bowed breath caballero called Carlos Casa Riego cloak cried Cuba dark dead death deck Don Balthasar Don Carlos door ears El Rubio English eyes face Father Antonio fear feet felt glance gone hair hand hang Havana head heard heart honour immense Inglez Jamaica John Kemp Juan Juez Kemp Kingston knew lanthorn laughed light Lion lips looked Lord Stowell Lugareños Manuel matter murder murmured never Nichols night O'Brien once pirates Ramon Rangsley ravine Rio Medio romance Rooksby round sail saturnine 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 walked wall whispered Williams woman words