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... silent flittings of lights that I had just seen , the answering signals from the luggers far out to sea , the enforced sleep of the towns and countryside whilst his plans were working out at night , had impressed me with a sense of awe ...
... silent flittings of lights that I had just seen , the answering signals from the luggers far out to sea , the enforced sleep of the towns and countryside whilst his plans were working out at night , had impressed me with a sense of awe ...
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... silence . Further out in the bay , we were caught in a heavy squall . Sitting by the tiller , I got as much out of her as I knew how . We would go as far as we could before the run was over . Carlos bailed unceasingly , and without a ...
... silence . Further out in the bay , we were caught in a heavy squall . Sitting by the tiller , I got as much out of her as I knew how . We would go as far as we could before the run was over . Carlos bailed unceasingly , and without a ...
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... silent as if in a reverie . At last he said : " But if affairs are like this , it would be well to have one more with us . The caballero , my cousin , is very strong and of great courage . " Castro grunted , " Oh , of a courage ! But as ...
... silent as if in a reverie . At last he said : " But if affairs are like this , it would be well to have one more with us . The caballero , my cousin , is very strong and of great courage . " Castro grunted , " Oh , of a courage ! But as ...
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... silent as an apparition at the foot of the ladder , put a finger to his lips and glanced upwards . Castro writhed his whole body , and I stepped backwards . " I know what Rio Medio is , " I said , not very loudly . " It is a nest of ...
... silent as an apparition at the foot of the ladder , put a finger to his lips and glanced upwards . Castro writhed his whole body , and I stepped backwards . " I know what Rio Medio is , " I said , not very loudly . " It is a nest of ...
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... silence ; his enormous body was enveloped rather than clothed in a great volume of ill - fitting white stuff ; he held in his hand a great umbrella with a vivid green lining . His face was very pale , and had the leaden transparency of ...
... silence ; his enormous body was enveloped rather than clothed in a great volume of ill - fitting white stuff ; he held in his hand a great umbrella with a vivid green lining . His face was very pale , and had the leaden transparency of ...
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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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