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Page 97
... body . Groaning creaks of wood and the faint swish of water made themselves heard continuously . I turned my head to a click , I saw a door open a little way , and the small blue flame of a taper floated into the room . Then the door ...
... body . Groaning creaks of wood and the faint swish of water made themselves heard continuously . I turned my head to a click , I saw a door open a little way , and the small blue flame of a taper floated into the room . Then the door ...
Page 102
... body , before it's too late ! " I was giving up all hope when a heavy coil - of a brace , I suppose fell upon my head , nearly knocking me over . Half stunned as I was , desperation lent me strength to scramble up her side hand over ...
... body , before it's too late ! " I was giving up all hope when a heavy coil - of a brace , I suppose fell upon my head , nearly knocking me over . Half stunned as I was , desperation lent me strength to scramble up her side hand over ...
Page 118
... body . I made no movement . The end had come . I hadn't the strength to shake off a fly , my heart was bursting my ribs . I lay on my back and managed to say , “ Give me air . " I thought I should die . Castro , draped in his cloak ...
... body . I made no movement . The end had come . I hadn't the strength to shake off a fly , my heart was bursting my ribs . I lay on my back and managed to say , “ Give me air . " I thought I should die . Castro , draped in his cloak ...
Page 123
... body , as he swayed about and moved his long fingers across the strings ; they tinkled metallically . He sang in a nasal voice : " Listen ! ' the young girls say as they hasten to the barred window . ' Listen ! Ah , surely that is the ...
... body , as he swayed about and moved his long fingers across the strings ; they tinkled metallically . He sang in a nasal voice : " Listen ! ' the young girls say as they hasten to the barred window . ' Listen ! Ah , surely that is the ...
Page 152
... body I ever met in Jamaica had set eyes on the place . The impression prevailed that no stranger could come out of it alive . Incredible stories were told of it in the island , and indignation at its existence grew at home and in the ...
... body I ever met in Jamaica had set eyes on the place . The impression prevailed that no stranger could come out of it alive . Incredible stories were told of it in the island , and indignation at its existence grew at home and in the ...
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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