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Page 96
... immense nose that from the front resembled the section of a bell ; eyebrows like horseshoes , and very large - pupiled eyes that had the purplish - brown luster of a horse's . His air was mournful in the extreme , and he began to speak ...
... immense nose that from the front resembled the section of a bell ; eyebrows like horseshoes , and very large - pupiled eyes that had the purplish - brown luster of a horse's . His air was mournful in the extreme , and he began to speak ...
Page 104
... immense coat - of - arms , worked in silk and surrounded by a collar , with the golden sheep hanging from the ring . The shield was patched in with an immense number of quarterings - lions rampant , leopards courant , fleurs de lis ...
... immense coat - of - arms , worked in silk and surrounded by a collar , with the golden sheep hanging from the ring . The shield was patched in with an immense number of quarterings - lions rampant , leopards courant , fleurs de lis ...
Page 107
... immense part of this island , much even yet in Castile itself , much gold , many slaves , a great name - a very great name - are what I shall leave behind me . Now think that there is a very noble old man , one who has been very great ...
... immense part of this island , much even yet in Castile itself , much gold , many slaves , a great name - a very great name - are what I shall leave behind me . Now think that there is a very noble old man , one who has been very great ...
Page 108
... immense eyes . He continued to press my hand . " But when I saw you , " he went on , after a time , " it had come into my head , ' That is the man who is sent in answer to my prayers . ' I knew it , I say . If you could have my cousin ...
... immense eyes . He continued to press my hand . " But when I saw you , " he went on , after a time , " it had come into my head , ' That is the man who is sent in answer to my prayers . ' I knew it , I say . If you could have my cousin ...
Page 130
... immense fortune . Incorruptible himself , that man knew how to corrupt others . There might have been combined in one dark intrigue the covetous- ness of religious orders , the avarice of high officials - God knows what conspiracy - to ...
... immense fortune . Incorruptible himself , that man knew how to corrupt others . There might have been combined in one dark intrigue the covetous- ness of religious orders , the avarice of high officials - God knows what conspiracy - to ...
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