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... looked round apprehensively . Carlos said , " The señor , my cousin , wishes for a Mr. Mac- donald . You know him , señor ? " Ramon made a dry gesture of perfect acquaintance . " I think I have seen him just now , " he said . " I will ...
... looked round apprehensively . Carlos said , " The señor , my cousin , wishes for a Mr. Mac- donald . You know him , señor ? " Ramon made a dry gesture of perfect acquaintance . " I think I have seen him just now , " he said . " I will ...
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... looked at me . He made an extraordinary swift motion with his right hand , and I saw that he was facing me with a long steel blade dis- played . Carlos continued to cough . The thing seemed odd , laughable still . Castro began to parade ...
... looked at me . He made an extraordinary swift motion with his right hand , and I saw that he was facing me with a long steel blade dis- played . Carlos continued to cough . The thing seemed odd , laughable still . Castro began to parade ...
Page 40
... looked at me and smiled . It stirred unknown depths of emotion in me . I would have gone with him , then , had he asked me . “ One day , " he repeated , with an extraordinary cadence of tone . His hand was grasping mine ; it thrilled me ...
... looked at me and smiled . It stirred unknown depths of emotion in me . I would have gone with him , then , had he asked me . “ One day , " he repeated , with an extraordinary cadence of tone . His hand was grasping mine ; it thrilled me ...
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... , very white , and looked as if it would feel horribly flabby . With the other he put on his nose a pair of enormous mother - of - pearl - framed spectacles - things ex- actly like those of a cobra's - and began to PART FIRST 41.
... , very white , and looked as if it would feel horribly flabby . With the other he put on his nose a pair of enormous mother - of - pearl - framed spectacles - things ex- actly like those of a cobra's - and began to PART FIRST 41.
Page 42
... was the angular figure of Nichols , the second mate . He looked up at me , screwing his yellow eyes together . " Going ashore , " he asked , " ' long of that Puffing Billy ? " " What business is it of yours ? " I 42 ROMANCE.
... was the angular figure of Nichols , the second mate . He looked up at me , screwing his yellow eyes together . " Going ashore , " he asked , " ' long of that Puffing Billy ? " " What business is it of yours ? " I 42 ROMANCE.
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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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