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Page 87
... hear little Mercer shrieking out orders forwards . We were shortening sail . The schooner , luffing a little , ranged abreast . A hail like a metal blare came out of her . " If you donn'd heef - to we seenk you ! We seenk you ! By God ...
... hear little Mercer shrieking out orders forwards . We were shortening sail . The schooner , luffing a little , ranged abreast . A hail like a metal blare came out of her . " If you donn'd heef - to we seenk you ! We seenk you ! By God ...
Page 89
... hear ; but at last he looked into my face balefully , as if he wished to convey the plague to me . " Hold your tongue , " he said very quickly in Spanish . “ This is folly ! " His little hawk's beak of a nose nestled in his mustache ...
... hear ; but at last he looked into my face balefully , as if he wished to convey the plague to me . " Hold your tongue , " he said very quickly in Spanish . “ This is folly ! " His little hawk's beak of a nose nestled in his mustache ...
Page 90
... hear the child scream ? " His face was pallid and wrinkled , like a piece of crumpled paper ; his mouth was drawn on one side , and his lips quivered one against the other . I went to Castro and caught him by the arm . He spun round and ...
... hear the child scream ? " His face was pallid and wrinkled , like a piece of crumpled paper ; his mouth was drawn on one side , and his lips quivered one against the other . I went to Castro and caught him by the arm . He spun round and ...
Page 92
... hear faint answers coming up to him . Meantime , some of the rascals left on board the schooner had filled on her in a light wind , and , sailing round our stern , had brought their vessel alongside . Ropes were thrown on board and we ...
... hear faint answers coming up to him . Meantime , some of the rascals left on board the schooner had filled on her in a light wind , and , sailing round our stern , had brought their vessel alongside . Ropes were thrown on board and we ...
Page 98
... hear me . It is divine - ah , it is very pleasant , you will say . " ܐ ، He seized his mandolin , slung it round his neck , and leant against the bulkhead . The bright light from the port - hole gilded the outlines of his body , as he ...
... hear me . It is divine - ah , it is very pleasant , you will say . " ܐ ، He seized his mandolin , slung it round his neck , and leant against the bulkhead . The bright light from the port - hole gilded the outlines of his body , as he ...
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