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Page 88
... stood guard over him . The major looked angry and crest- fallen . The rest of that infamous crew , without losing a moment , rushed into the cuddy to loot the cabins for wearing apparel , jewelry , and money . They squabbled amongst ...
... stood guard over him . The major looked angry and crest- fallen . The rest of that infamous crew , without losing a moment , rushed into the cuddy to loot the cabins for wearing apparel , jewelry , and money . They squabbled amongst ...
Page 93
... stood at a dis- tance , chattering and waving their hands . And beyond them I saw old Cowper gesticulating approval . The man with the double chin drew a knife from his sleeve , crouched instantly , and sprang at me . I hadn't fought ...
... stood at a dis- tance , chattering and waving their hands . And beyond them I saw old Cowper gesticulating approval . The man with the double chin drew a knife from his sleeve , crouched instantly , and sprang at me . I hadn't fought ...
Page 94
... stood free . For the fraction of a second I stood , ready to fall myself , and looking at prostrate men . It was a flash of vision , and then I made a bolt for the rail . I clambered furiously ; I saw the deck of the old bark ; I had ...
... stood free . For the fraction of a second I stood , ready to fall myself , and looking at prostrate men . It was a flash of vision , and then I made a bolt for the rail . I clambered furiously ; I saw the deck of the old bark ; I had ...
Page 95
... stood around , won- dering . He begged me to intercede , to save him those papers of the greatest importance . Castro preserved his attitude of a conspirator . I was touched by the major's distress , and at last I condescended to ...
... stood around , won- dering . He begged me to intercede , to save him those papers of the greatest importance . Castro preserved his attitude of a conspirator . I was touched by the major's distress , and at last I condescended to ...
Page 104
... stood before him , having pushed aside Tomas Castro , who had been cautiously scratching the great brilliant mahogany panels with a dirty finger - nail . " Damnation , Carlos ! " I said . " This is the third of your treach- eries . What ...
... stood before him , having pushed aside Tomas Castro , who had been cautiously scratching the great brilliant mahogany panels with a dirty finger - nail . " Damnation , Carlos ! " I said . " This is the third of your treach- eries . What ...
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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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Page 41 - Here's the mahn ye were speerin' after. Here's Macdonald." It was the voice of Barnes, and the voice of the every day. I discovered that I had been tremendously upset. The pulses in my temples were throbbing, and I wanted to shut my eyes — to sleep! I was tired; Romance had departed. Barnes and the Macdonald he had found for me represented all the laborious insects of the world; all the ants who are forever hauling immensely heavy and immensely unimportant burdens up weary hillocks, down steep...