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Page 44
... clothed crowd of shore people , made up behind Señor Ramon . He held a letter in his hand . " I am going over , " he said , in his high nasal voice , and with a certain ferocity . Ramon looked round apprehensively . Carlos said , " The 44.
... clothed crowd of shore people , made up behind Señor Ramon . He held a letter in his hand . " I am going over , " he said , in his high nasal voice , and with a certain ferocity . Ramon looked round apprehensively . Carlos said , " The 44.
Page 45
Joseph Conrad. Ramon looked round apprehensively . Carlos said , " The señor , my cousin , wishes for a Mr. Macdonald . You know him , señor ? " Ramon made a dry gesture of perfect acquaintance . " I think I have seen him just now , " he ...
Joseph Conrad. Ramon looked round apprehensively . Carlos said , " The señor , my cousin , wishes for a Mr. Macdonald . You know him , señor ? " Ramon made a dry gesture of perfect acquaintance . " I think I have seen him just now , " he ...
Page 49
... round him , then he 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 displayed . Carlos continued to cough . The thing seemed odd , laughable still ...
... round him , then he 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 displayed . Carlos continued to cough . The thing seemed odd , laughable still ...
Page 50
... round Castro's steel . He began to whisper in the other's hairy ear . I caught : " You are a fool . He will not make us to be molested , he is my kinsman . ' " " Castro made a reluctant gesture towards Barnes ' chest that lay between us ...
... round Castro's steel . He began to whisper in the other's hairy ear . I caught : " You are a fool . He will not make us to be molested , he is my kinsman . ' " " Castro made a reluctant gesture towards Barnes ' chest that lay between us ...
Page 61
... Separationists , and I stuck to the Macdonalds . I was searching for romance , you see , and could find none in Mrs. Topnambo's white figure , with its dryish , gray skin , and pink patches round the neck , that THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD 61.
... Separationists , and I stuck to the Macdonalds . I was searching for romance , you see , and could find none in Mrs. Topnambo's white figure , with its dryish , gray skin , and pink patches round the neck , that THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD 61.
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