Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1914 - 428 pages |
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Page 33
... feet , and , turning his back to me , began to shave , squinting into a broken looking - glass . I had not the slightest inkling of his meaning . I only knew that going out of his berth was like escaping from the dark lair of a beast ...
... feet , and , turning his back to me , began to shave , squinting into a broken looking - glass . I had not the slightest inkling of his meaning . I only knew that going out of his berth was like escaping from the dark lair of a beast ...
Page 34
... feet . Imagining her to be going home , I felt a great desire to be on board . Ultimately , as it turned out , I went home in that very ship , but then it was too late . I was another man by that time , with much queer knowledge and ...
... feet . Imagining her to be going home , I felt a great desire to be on board . Ultimately , as it turned out , I went home in that very ship , but then it was too late . I was another man by that time , with much queer knowledge and ...
Page 37
... feet went on continuously over our heads . The ship was crowded with people from the shore . Perhaps Macdonald was amongst them , even looking for me . " " must- " " Ah , amigo mio , but you must now , " said Carlos gently— " you And ...
... feet went on continuously over our heads . The ship was crowded with people from the shore . Perhaps Macdonald was amongst them , even looking for me . " " must- " " Ah , amigo mio , but you must now , " said Carlos gently— " you And ...
Page 38
... . " By my hand ! " he added with difficulty . He was really very much alarmed . Carlos was gazing up the hatch . I was ready to laugh at the idea of dying by Tomas Castro's hand while , within five feet of me , 38 ROMANCE.
... . " By my hand ! " he added with difficulty . He was really very much alarmed . Carlos was gazing up the hatch . I was ready to laugh at the idea of dying by Tomas Castro's hand while , within five feet of me , 38 ROMANCE.
Page 39
... feet from me . I began to wonder what Rooksby would have thought of this sort of thing , to wonder why Castro himself found it neces- sary to crouch for such a long time . Up above , the hum of many people , still laughing , still ...
... feet from me . I began to wonder what Rooksby would have thought of this sort of thing , to wonder why Castro himself found it neces- sary to crouch for such a long time . Up above , the hum of many people , still laughing , still ...
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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