Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1923 - 541 pages |
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Page 37
... suddenly . Carlos , however , used to declare with affectionate cynicism that the arm had been broken by the cudgel of a Polish peasant while Castro was trying to filch a pig from a stable . " I cut his throat out , though , Castro ...
... suddenly . Carlos , however , used to declare with affectionate cynicism that the arm had been broken by the cudgel of a Polish peasant while Castro was trying to filch a pig from a stable . " I cut his throat out , though , Castro ...
Page 40
... suddenly , with a certain darkness of manner , " That is as God wills . Who knows ? Perhaps life , even in my uncle's palace , will not be so safe . " The second mate was bearing down on us again . I said jocularly , " Why , when I get ...
... suddenly , with a certain darkness of manner , " That is as God wills . Who knows ? Perhaps life , even in my uncle's palace , will not be so safe . " The second mate was bearing down on us again . I said jocularly , " Why , when I get ...
Page 46
... suddenly intensely anxious to find Macdonald- to see no more of Carlos . From above came suddenly a gruff voice in Spanish . " Señor , it would be a great folly . " Tomas Castro was descending the ladder gingerly . He was coming to ...
... suddenly intensely anxious to find Macdonald- to see no more of Carlos . From above came suddenly a gruff voice in Spanish . " Señor , it would be a great folly . " Tomas Castro was descending the ladder gingerly . He was coming to ...
Page 48
... sudden energy . He had spruced himself , but I seemed to see the rags still flutter about him . He had combed out his ... suddenly felt his hand on my throat . I kicked his shins hard , and fell backwards over a chest . He went back a ...
... sudden energy . He had spruced himself , but I seemed to see the rags still flutter about him . He had combed out his ... suddenly felt his hand on my throat . I kicked his shins hard , and fell backwards over a chest . He went back a ...
Page 50
... suddenly . " I do not want to quarrel ! " I said . " I don't . " I did not want to quarrel ; I wanted more to cry . I was very lonely , and he was going away . Romance was going out of my life . He added musically , " You even do not ...
... suddenly . " I do not want to quarrel ! " I said . " I don't . " I did not want to quarrel ; I wanted more to cry . I was very lonely , and he was going away . Romance was going out of my life . He added musically , " You even do not ...
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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