Cabbages and KingsDoubleday, Page, 1912 - 344 pagine |
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Pagina 8
... trees on that coast that is curved like lips set for smiling . For there are yet tales of the Spanish Main . That segment of continent washed by the tempestuous Ca- ribbean , and presenting to the sea a formidable border of tropical ...
... trees on that coast that is curved like lips set for smiling . For there are yet tales of the Spanish Main . That segment of continent washed by the tempestuous Ca- ribbean , and presenting to the sea a formidable border of tropical ...
Pagina 11
... trees ; the palms waved their limber fronds foolishly like an awkward chorus at the prima donna's cue to enter . Suddenly the town was full of excitement . A native boy dashed down a grass - grown street , shriek . ! 66 ing : Busca el ...
... trees ; the palms waved their limber fronds foolishly like an awkward chorus at the prima donna's cue to enter . Suddenly the town was full of excitement . A native boy dashed down a grass - grown street , shriek . ! 66 ing : Busca el ...
Pagina 14
... trees , or to the interminable comb- ing of their long , straight hair ; the men to their cigarettes and gossip in the cantinas . Goodwin sat on Keogh's doorstep , and read his telegram . It was from Bob Englehart , an American , who ...
... trees , or to the interminable comb- ing of their long , straight hair ; the men to their cigarettes and gossip in the cantinas . Goodwin sat on Keogh's doorstep , and read his telegram . It was from Bob Englehart , an American , who ...
Pagina 23
... trees to pick cocoanuts for her . Think of that president man with Lord knows how many hundreds of thousands of dollars in one hand , and this muslin siren in the other , galloping down hill on a sym- pathetic mule amid songbirds and ...
... trees to pick cocoanuts for her . Think of that president man with Lord knows how many hundreds of thousands of dollars in one hand , and this muslin siren in the other , galloping down hill on a sym- pathetic mule amid songbirds and ...
Pagina 38
O. Henry. was covered with the dark - green foliage of lemon- trees and orange - trees just bursting into bloom . A lagoon pierced the land like a dark , jagged crystal , and above it a pale ceiba - tree rose almost to the clouds . The ...
O. Henry. was covered with the dark - green foliage of lemon- trees and orange - trees just bursting into bloom . A lagoon pierced the land like a dark , jagged crystal , and above it a pale ceiba - tree rose almost to the clouds . The ...
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admiral aguardiente American Anchuria Atwood banana beach Beelzebub Billy Keogh Blythe boat bottle captain Caribs Casa Morena chair cigar Clancy coast cocoanut Colonel Falcon consul Coralio crew Dalesburg Dicky dollars Don Sabas door drink El Nacional eyes face Felipe flag Frank Goodwin friends Geddie graft grass Gregg Guatemala hand head Hemstetter honour Johnny Johnny's Karlsefin lady land laugh looked Losada Madama Maloney Mellinger morning native never night Number O'Day Olivarra orange Orleans paint Pasa pesos phonograph picture President Miraflores Rosine sail sand sausage says seemed Señor Goodwin señorita shoes shore sloop smile smoke Spanish Spanish Main steamer steps stood street tell there's thing thousand tintype took town trepanning tropics turned Twas valise Vega verree Vesuvius Wahrfield waiting walked Walrus White Winchester rifles word yacht Zavalla