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Page 24
... 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.
... 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 28
... silent flittings of lights that I had just seen , the answering signals from the luggers far out to sea , the enforced sleep of the towns and countryside whilst his plans were working out at night , had impressed me with a sense of awe ...
... silent flittings of lights that I had just seen , the answering signals from the luggers far out to sea , the enforced sleep of the towns and countryside whilst his plans were working out at night , had impressed me with a sense of awe ...
Page 29
... silent street , through a narrow passage , and down to the sea . Old Rangsley reeled ahead of us swiftly , muttering , " Three men to be set aboard the Thames quarter past eleven . Three men to be set aboard and in a few minutes we ...
... silent street , through a narrow passage , and down to the sea . Old Rangsley reeled ahead of us swiftly , muttering , " Three men to be set aboard the Thames quarter past eleven . Three men to be set aboard and in a few minutes we ...
Page 31
... sudden feeling that I was going not to adventure , but to death ; that here was not romance , but an end - a disenchanted surprise that it should soon be all over . We kept a grim silence . Further out in the THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH 31.
... sudden feeling that I was going not to adventure , but to death ; that here was not romance , but an end - a disenchanted surprise that it should soon be all over . We kept a grim silence . Further out in the THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH 31.
Page 32
Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford. We kept a grim silence . Further out in the bay , we were caught in a heavy squall . Sitting by the tiller , I got as much out of her as I knew how . We would go as far as we could before the run was over ...
Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford. We kept a grim silence . Further out in the bay , we were caught in a heavy squall . Sitting by the tiller , I got as much out of her as I knew how . We would go as far as we could before the run was over ...
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admiral Alguazil answered asked began boat Bow Street runners bowed breath caballero 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 glance 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 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