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Page 40
His hand was grasping mine ; it thrilled me like a woman ' s ; he . stood shaking it
very gently . “ One day , ” he said , “ I shall repay what I owe you . I wished you
with me , because I go into some danger . I wanted you . Good - by . Hasta mas ...
His hand was grasping mine ; it thrilled me like a woman ' s ; he . stood shaking it
very gently . “ One day , ” he said , “ I shall repay what I owe you . I wished you
with me , because I go into some danger . I wanted you . Good - by . Hasta mas ...
Page 48
Macdonald ' s wife was an immensely stout , raven - haired , sloe - eyed ,
talkative body , the most motherly woman I have ever known - I suppose because
she was childless . What was anomalous in my position had passed away with
the next ...
Macdonald ' s wife was an immensely stout , raven - haired , sloe - eyed ,
talkative body , the most motherly woman I have ever known - I suppose because
she was childless . What was anomalous in my position had passed away with
the next ...
Page 57
My old woman ' s on board . " His face fell . “ But there , you ' ll get round her . I ' ll
see you through . " . They drank some sangaree and became noisy . I wasn ' t
very happy ; there was much truth in what David Macdonald had said .
Topnambo ...
My old woman ' s on board . " His face fell . “ But there , you ' ll get round her . I ' ll
see you through . " . They drank some sangaree and became noisy . I wasn ' t
very happy ; there was much truth in what David Macdonald had said .
Topnambo ...
Page 61
She married the excellent Rooksby ? ” he asked . “ Ah , what a waste . ” He
relapsed into silence again . “ There was no woman in your land like her . She
might have And to marry thatthat excellent personage , my good cousin . It is a
tragedy .
She married the excellent Rooksby ? ” he asked . “ Ah , what a waste . ” He
relapsed into silence again . “ There was no woman in your land like her . She
might have And to marry thatthat excellent personage , my good cousin . It is a
tragedy .
Page 77
The figure of a crowned woman , that moved rigidly up and down , was
silhouetted over my body . Groaning creaks of wood and the faint swish of water
made themselves heard continuously . I turned my head to a click , I saw a door
open a ...
The figure of a crowned woman , that moved rigidly up and down , was
silhouetted over my body . Groaning creaks of wood and the faint swish of water
made themselves heard continuously . I turned my head to a click , I saw a door
open a ...
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