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Page 14
... . I saw a hand light a torch at the lanthorn , and the crowd of faces , the muddle of limbs , the horses ' heads , and the quiet trees above , flickered into sight . 66 " Don't let them hang me , Jack Rangsley 14 ROMANCE.
... . I saw a hand light a torch at the lanthorn , and the crowd of faces , the muddle of limbs , the horses ' heads , and the quiet trees above , flickered into sight . 66 " Don't let them hang me , Jack Rangsley 14 ROMANCE.
Page 18
... an air of the profoundest dejection . In the misty light he looked like a man mortally wounded , riding from a battle - field . " Let him come with us , " the musical voice of Carlos came through the mist in front of us . " He 18 ROMANCE.
... an air of the profoundest dejection . In the misty light he looked like a man mortally wounded , riding from a battle - field . " Let him come with us , " the musical voice of Carlos came through the mist in front of us . " He 18 ROMANCE.
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... light here and there in a window , but not a soul stirring abroad . On the blind of an inn the shadow of a bearded ... lights , won't you ? " He had a deprecatory air . ( 6 " Your watch is fast , Mr. Mayor , " Rangsley answered surlily ...
... light here and there in a window , but not a soul stirring abroad . On the blind of an inn the shadow of a bearded ... lights , won't you ? " He had a deprecatory air . ( 6 " Your watch is fast , Mr. Mayor , " Rangsley answered surlily ...
Page 21
... light , against which the chimneys of the opposite houses were silhouetted . The church clock began muffledly to chime the quarters behind us ; then the hour struck— . ten strokes . Rangsley set one of his lanthorns on the window and ...
... light , against which the chimneys of the opposite houses were silhouetted . The church clock began muffledly to chime the quarters behind us ; then the hour struck— . ten strokes . Rangsley set one of his lanthorns on the window and ...
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... light down the ladder — Carlos and Castro descended . I caught sight below me of the silver head and the deep red ears of the drunken uncle of Rangsley . He had been one of the most redoubtable of the family , a man of immense strength ...
... light down the ladder — Carlos and Castro descended . I caught sight below me of the silver head and the deep red ears of the drunken uncle of Rangsley . He had been one of the most redoubtable of the family , a man of immense strength ...
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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
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Page 41 - Here's the mahn ye were speerin' after. Here's Macdonald." It was the voice of Barnes, and the voice of the every day. I discovered that I had been tremendously upset. The pulses in my temples were throbbing, and I wanted to shut my eyes — to sleep! I was tired; Romance had departed. Barnes and the Macdonald he had found for me represented all the laborious insects of the world; all the ants who are forever hauling immensely heavy and immensely unimportant burdens up weary hillocks, down steep...