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Page 159
... as much at his mercy as though I had been lying bound hand and foot on the floor . It gave me pleasure to tell him what I thought . And , perhaps , I was not quite candid , • either . Suppose I provoked him enough to fire PART THIRD 159.
... as much at his mercy as though I had been lying bound hand and foot on the floor . It gave me pleasure to tell him what I thought . And , perhaps , I was not quite candid , • either . Suppose I provoked him enough to fire PART THIRD 159.
Page 160
... fire his pistol at me . He had been fingering the butt , absently , as we talked . He might have missed me , and then . . . . Or he might have shot me dead . But surely there was some justice in Cuba . It was clear enough that he did ...
... fire his pistol at me . He had been fingering the butt , absently , as we talked . He might have missed me , and then . . . . Or he might have shot me dead . But surely there was some justice in Cuba . It was clear enough that he did ...
Page 162
... fire of love , of danger ; in the lurid light of life piercing through my youthful innocence . " Ah , " he said , banging the pistol onto the table hurriedly . " At once . To - night . Now . " " Without seeing anybody ? " " Without ...
... fire of love , of danger ; in the lurid light of life piercing through my youthful innocence . " Ah , " he said , banging the pistol onto the table hurriedly . " At once . To - night . Now . " " Without seeing anybody ? " " Without ...
Page 173
... fire . ' Go back ; go back , " he repeated . " Not without the Inglez , " they answered . " " The tumult we had heard arose when the Lugareños sud- denly fell upon the sentry , and wrenched his musket from him . This man , when disarmed ...
... fire . ' Go back ; go back , " he repeated . " Not without the Inglez , " they answered . " " The tumult we had heard arose when the Lugareños sud- denly fell upon the sentry , and wrenched his musket from him . This man , when disarmed ...
Page 176
... , give up this Inglez ! " Don Balthasar seemed ten years younger suddenly . I had never seen him so imposingly erect . " Insensate ! " he began , without any anger . " He's going to fire ! " yelled Castro's voice 176 ROMANCE.
... , give up this Inglez ! " Don Balthasar seemed ten years younger suddenly . I had never seen him so imposingly erect . " Insensate ! " he began , without any anger . " He's going to fire ! " yelled Castro's voice 176 ROMANCE.
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