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Page 60
They love you ; I have spoken well of you . ” He smiled gayly , and went on , “ This
is not a place befitting his greatness , nor my cousin's , nor , indeed , my own . "
He smiled again . ' But I shall be very soon dead , and to me it matters little .
They love you ; I have spoken well of you . ” He smiled gayly , and went on , “ This
is not a place befitting his greatness , nor my cousin's , nor , indeed , my own . "
He smiled again . ' But I shall be very soon dead , and to me it matters little .
Page 63
He shall marry my cousin , I think , when I am dead . ” " You don't know these
fellows , " I said . Oh , I know them very well , ” Carlos smiled , “ there are many of
them at Havana . They came there after what they call the '98 , when there was ...
He shall marry my cousin , I think , when I am dead . ” " You don't know these
fellows , " I said . Oh , I know them very well , ” Carlos smiled , “ there are many of
them at Havana . They came there after what they call the '98 , when there was ...
Page 69
Nichols is alive right enough , but no more good than if he were dead . And that's
the truth . He pretends his nerve's gone ; he was a devil among tailors for a time ,
but he's taken to crying now . It was when your blundering old admiral's boats ...
Nichols is alive right enough , but no more good than if he were dead . And that's
the truth . He pretends his nerve's gone ; he was a devil among tailors for a time ,
but he's taken to crying now . It was when your blundering old admiral's boats ...
Page 76
I waited , and my fury grew in a dead silence . How would it end — with what
outrage ? I would show my contempt and preserve my dignity by submitting
without a struggle — I despised this odious plot . At last there were voices ,
footsteps ; I ...
I waited , and my fury grew in a dead silence . How would it end — with what
outrage ? I would show my contempt and preserve my dignity by submitting
without a struggle — I despised this odious plot . At last there were voices ,
footsteps ; I ...
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I was John Kemp , a gentleman , well connected ; I could The Bow Street runner
had not been dead as I had thought . The last letter from Veronica informed me
that the man had given up thief - catching , and was keeping , now , a little inn in ...
I was John Kemp , a gentleman , well connected ; I could The Bow Street runner
had not been dead as I had thought . The last letter from Veronica informed me
that the man had given up thief - catching , and was keeping , now , a little inn in ...
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