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Page 120
... course . O'Brien , who had gone on to Havana in the ship which had landed the Riegos in Rio Medio , gave no sign of life . And yet , on the arrival of the Breeze , he must have found out I was no longer on board . I forgot the danger ...
... course . O'Brien , who had gone on to Havana in the ship which had landed the Riegos in Rio Medio , gave no sign of life . And yet , on the arrival of the Breeze , he must have found out I was no longer on board . I forgot the danger ...
Page 125
... course , was exceptional . A dependent of the Riegos , a familiar of the Casa , he was infinitely removed from a Domingo or a Manuel . He lived soberly , like a Spaniard , in some hut in the nearest of the villages , with an old woman ...
... course , was exceptional . A dependent of the Riegos , a familiar of the Casa , he was infinitely removed from a Domingo or a Manuel . He lived soberly , like a Spaniard , in some hut in the nearest of the villages , with an old woman ...
Page 127
... course of each day . He sat apparently attentive , and nodding at the name of O'Brien . Then Carlos would talk against O'Brien from amongst his pillows as if inspired , till the old man , striking the floor with his gold - headed cane ...
... course of each day . He sat apparently attentive , and nodding at the name of O'Brien . Then Carlos would talk against O'Brien from amongst his pillows as if inspired , till the old man , striking the floor with his gold - headed cane ...
Page 128
... course , that I was in Rio Medio . His presence was to be feared , and his absence itself was growing formidable . " " But what do you think he will do ? How do you think he will act ? " I would ask , a little bewildered by my ...
... course , that I was in Rio Medio . His presence was to be feared , and his absence itself was growing formidable . " " But what do you think he will do ? How do you think he will act ? " I would ask , a little bewildered by my ...
Page 131
... course , no secrets , stood by the bed , his round , jolly face almost comical in its expres- sion of compassionate concern . Carlos passed his thin , wasted hand over a white brow pearled with the sweat of real anguish . Carlos thought ...
... course , no secrets , stood by the bed , his round , jolly face almost comical in its expres- sion of compassionate concern . Carlos passed his thin , wasted hand over a white brow pearled with the sweat of real anguish . Carlos thought ...
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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 fell felt gone hair hand hang Havana head heard heart immense Inglez Jamaica John Kemp Juan Juez Kemp Kingston knew laughed light Lillibullero 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 silence smile sort soul sound Spanish stood suddenly talk tell thing thought throat Tomas Castro turned uncle voice walked wall whispered Williams woman words