Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1923 - 541 pages |
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Page 33
... tangled ; he wore a black and rusty cloak , ragged at the edges , and his feet were often bare ; at his side would lie his wooden right hand . As a rule , the place of his forearm was taken by a long THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH 33.
... tangled ; he wore a black and rusty cloak , ragged at the edges , and his feet were often bare ; at his side would lie his wooden right hand . As a rule , the place of his forearm was taken by a long THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH 33.
Page 35
... hand and smiled a little . " Vaya ; a little of that great wealth would be welcome . If I had had a few pence more there would have been none of this worry , and I should not have been on this dirty ship in these rags . " He looked down ...
... hand and smiled a little . " Vaya ; a little of that great wealth would be welcome . If I had had a few pence more there would have been none of this worry , and I should not have been on this dirty ship in these rags . " He looked down ...
Page 46
... hand on his arm . " Those others will think he is a spy . I know them , " Castro muttered . " They will hang him , or work some devil's mischief . You do not know that Irish judge- the canaille , the friend of priests . " " " " He is ...
... hand on his arm . " Those others will think he is a spy . I know them , " Castro muttered . " They will hang him , or work some devil's mischief . You do not know that Irish judge- the canaille , the friend of priests . " " " " He is ...
Page 48
... hand ! " he added with difficulty . He was really very much alarmed . Carlos was gaz- ing up the hatch . I was ready to laugh at the idea of dying by Tomas Castro's hand while , within five feet of me , people were laughing and kissing ...
... hand ! " he added with difficulty . He was really very much alarmed . Carlos was gaz- ing up the hatch . I was ready to laugh at the idea of dying by Tomas Castro's hand while , within five feet of me , people were laughing and kissing ...
Page 49
... hand , and I saw that he was facing me with a long steel blade displayed . Carlos continued to cough . The thing seemed odd , laughable still . Castro began to parade round me : it was as if he were a cock performing its saltatory rites ...
... hand , and I saw that he was facing me with a long steel blade displayed . Carlos continued to cough . The thing seemed odd , laughable still . Castro began to parade round me : it was as if he were a cock performing its saltatory rites ...
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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