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Page 35
... 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 ...
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... 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 38
... light that fell through the scuttle in a square patch . I lowered my voice , too . " What life ? " I asked . " Life in my uncle's palace , " he said , so sweetly and persuasively that the suggestiveness of it caused a thrill in me . His ...
... light that fell through the scuttle in a square patch . I lowered my voice , too . " What life ? " I asked . " Life in my uncle's palace , " he said , so sweetly and persuasively that the suggestiveness of it caused a thrill in me . His ...
Page 39
... light and laughter of meetings above , when Carlos , still shaken , with one white hand pressed very hard upon his chest , started forward and gripped his hand round Castro's steel . He began to whisper in the other's hairy ear . I ...
... light and laughter of meetings above , when Carlos , still shaken , with one white hand pressed very hard upon his chest , started forward and gripped his hand round Castro's steel . He began to whisper in the other's hairy ear . I ...
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... I owe you . I wished you with me , because I go into some danger . I wanted you . Good - by . Hasta mas ver . ” He leaned over and kissed me lightly on the cheek , then climbed away . I felt that the light of Romance was 40 ROMANCE.
... I owe you . I wished you with me , because I go into some danger . I wanted you . Good - by . Hasta mas ver . ” He leaned over and kissed me lightly on the cheek , then climbed away . I felt that the light of Romance was 40 ROMANCE.
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