Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1923 - 541 pages |
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Page 22
... whispered consultation . Carlos and Castro had waited in their hiding - place , having been spectators of the arrival of the runners and of my capture . I gathered this long afterwards . At that moment I was conscious only of the motion ...
... whispered consultation . Carlos and Castro had waited in their hiding - place , having been spectators of the arrival of the runners and of my capture . I gathered this long afterwards . At that moment I was conscious only of the motion ...
Page 47
... whispered seduc- tively , " and I like you , John Kemp . You are young- very young yet . But I love you very much for your own sake , and for the sake of one I shall never see again . " " He fascinated me . He was all eyes in the dusk ...
... whispered seduc- tively , " and I like you , John Kemp . You are young- very young yet . But I love you very much for your own sake , and for the sake of one I shall never see again . " " He fascinated me . He was all eyes in the dusk ...
Page 50
... 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 . " We could cram him into that , " he ...
... 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 . " We could cram him into that , " he ...
Page 80
... whispering with someone within , returned to me . " My uncle still sleeps , " he said . " I must keep you a little longer . Ah , yes , the Señor O'Brien . He shall marry my cousin , I think , when I am dead . " " You don't know these ...
... whispering with someone within , returned to me . " My uncle still sleeps , " he said . " I must keep you a little longer . Ah , yes , the Señor O'Brien . He shall marry my cousin , I think , when I am dead . " " You don't know these ...
Page 82
... and after a moment she looked up candidly into my eyes , and placed her finger on her lips , motioning her head towards her father . She placed her hand in mine , and whispered very clearly : " Be welcome , my English cousin , " and 82.
... and after a moment she looked up candidly into my eyes , and placed her finger on her lips , motioning her head towards her father . She placed her hand in mine , and whispered very clearly : " Be welcome , my English cousin , " and 82.
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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