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Page 24
... the silence of the long , narrow main street . Every now and then Carlos Riego coughed lamentably , but Tomas Castro rode in gloomy silence . There was a light here and there in a window , but not a soul stirring 24 ROMANCE.
... the silence of the long , narrow main street . Every now and then Carlos Riego coughed lamentably , but Tomas Castro rode in gloomy silence . There was a light here and there in a window , but not a soul stirring 24 ROMANCE.
Page 26
... 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 ...
Page 44
... light , bowing a little . With a certain courtesy , touched with indifference , Carlos made him acquainted with me . Ramon turned his searching , quietly analytic gaze upon me . " But is the caballero going over , too ? " he asked ...
... light , bowing a little . With a certain courtesy , touched with indifference , Carlos made him acquainted with me . Ramon turned his searching , quietly analytic gaze upon me . " But is the caballero going over , too ? " he asked ...
Page 45
... light that came down the scuttle he was cording his hair - trunk — unemotional and very matter - of - fact . He began to talk in an everyday voice about his plans . An uncle was going to meet him , and to house him for a day or two ...
... light that came down the scuttle he was cording his hair - trunk — unemotional and very matter - of - fact . He began to talk in an everyday voice about his plans . An uncle was going to meet him , and to house him for a day or two ...
Page 51
... light of Romance was going out of my life . As we reached the top of the ladder , somebody began to call harshly , startlingly . I heard my own name and the words , " mahn ye were speerin ' after . " The light was obscured , the voice ...
... light of Romance was going out of my life . As we reached the top of the ladder , somebody began to call harshly , startlingly . I heard my own name and the words , " mahn ye were speerin ' after . " The light was obscured , the voice ...
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admiral Alguazil answered asked began boat Bow Street runners bowed breath caballero cabin 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 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 Macdonald 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