Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1923 - 541 pages |
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Page 49
... talking , faded a little out of mind . I understood , horribly , how possible it would be to die within those few feet of them . Castro's eyes were dusky yellow , the pupils a great deal inflated , the lines of his mouth very hard and ...
... talking , faded a little out of mind . I understood , horribly , how possible it would be to die within those few feet of them . Castro's eyes were dusky yellow , the pupils a great deal inflated , the lines of his mouth very hard and ...
Page 63
... to buy island produce through him , ship it to New Orleans , have it sold , and re - import parcels of " notions , " making a double profit . He was always ready to help me , and as ready to talk THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD 63.
... to buy island produce through him , ship it to New Orleans , have it sold , and re - import parcels of " notions , " making a double profit . He was always ready to help me , and as ready to talk THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD 63.
Page 64
... talk , saying that he had an immense respect for my relations , the Riegos . That was how , at the end of my second year in the island , I had come to talking to him . The stage should have brought a letter from Veronica , who was to ...
... talk , saying that he had an immense respect for my relations , the Riegos . That was how , at the end of my second year in the island , I had come to talking to him . The stage should have brought a letter from Veronica , who was to ...
Page 65
... talking to Ramon , I imagined that the rider must have brought news of a warrant , and that David was preparing for ... talk was delusive , his anger feigned ; that , perhaps , he still suspected me of being a Separationist . He went on ...
... talking to Ramon , I imagined that the rider must have brought news of a warrant , and that David was preparing for ... talk was delusive , his anger feigned ; that , perhaps , he still suspected me of being a Separationist . He went on ...
Page 66
... talking noisily about their War of Independence , and the exploits of a General Trape- lascis , who had been defeating the Spanish troops over there . It was almost impossible to connect them with a world that included Veronica's ...
... talking noisily about their War of Independence , and the exploits of a General Trape- lascis , who had been defeating the Spanish troops over there . It was almost impossible to connect them with a world that included Veronica's ...
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