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... laughed again . " It is not easy to enter that place , Juaniņo . " There was certainly some mystery about that town of his uncle's . One night I overheard him say to Castro : " Tell me , O my Tomas , would it be safe to take this cabal ...
... laughed again . " It is not easy to enter that place , Juaniņo . " There was certainly some mystery about that town of his uncle's . One night I overheard him say to Castro : " Tell me , O my Tomas , would it be safe to take this cabal ...
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... laughed had I not suddenly felt his hand on my throat . I kicked his shins hard , and fell backwards over a chest . He went back a step or two , flourished his arm , beat his chest , and turned furiously upon Carlos . 66 He will get us ...
... laughed had I not suddenly felt his hand on my throat . I kicked his shins hard , and fell backwards over a chest . He went back a step or two , flourished his arm , beat his chest , and turned furiously upon Carlos . 66 He will get us ...
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... laughed . " But you should have seen the faces of your officers when my uncle refused to go to their governor's palace ; there was to have been a fiesta , ' a ' recep- tion ' ; is it not the word ? It will cause a great scandal ...
... laughed . " But you should have seen the faces of your officers when my uncle refused to go to their governor's palace ; there was to have been a fiesta , ' a ' recep- tion ' ; is it not the word ? It will cause a great scandal ...
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... laughed as of old . " It may be , but , my good Juan , we Christians do not see eye to eye with you . This man rebelled against your government , but , also , he suffered for the true faith . He is a good Catholic ; he has suffered for ...
... laughed as of old . " It may be , but , my good Juan , we Christians do not see eye to eye with you . This man rebelled against your government , but , also , he suffered for the true faith . He is a good Catholic ; he has suffered for ...
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... laughed outright . " You're quite mistaken in your man , " I said . " You are , really . " He shook his head gently , and brushed an invisible speck from his plump black knees . " You must go somewhere , " he said . " Why not go with us ...
... laughed outright . " You're quite mistaken in your man , " I said . " You are , really . " He shook his head gently , and brushed an invisible speck from his plump black knees . " You must go somewhere , " he said . " Why not go with us ...
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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 Lugareņos 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 seņor seņorita 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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