Cabbages and KingsHodder and Soughton, 1918 - 312 pagine |
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Pagina 131
... , according to law , the property of the republic . The Collector of Customs , in making his report , departed from the conventional forms so far as to suggest that the confiscated vessel be converted to the use The Admiral 131.
... , according to law , the property of the republic . The Collector of Customs , in making his report , departed from the conventional forms so far as to suggest that the confiscated vessel be converted to the use The Admiral 131.
Pagina 132
... collector took opportunity to pat his depart- ment on the back . It often happened that government officers re- quired transportation from point to point along the coast , and means were usually lacking . Further- more , the sloop could ...
... collector took opportunity to pat his depart- ment on the back . It often happened that government officers re- quired transportation from point to point along the coast , and means were usually lacking . Further- more , the sloop could ...
Pagina 135
... collector as a suitable custodian of the captured sloop . When the outcome of Don Sabas ' little pleasantry arrived in the form of the imposing and preposterous commission , the collector smiled . He had not ex- pected such prompt and ...
... collector as a suitable custodian of the captured sloop . When the outcome of Don Sabas ' little pleasantry arrived in the form of the imposing and preposterous commission , the collector smiled . He had not ex- pected such prompt and ...
Pagina 136
... collector's heart was further made happy by the power placed in his hands to brighten the fortunes of the " innocent " Felipe . Felipe came and stood before the collector . He was a lad of twenty , not ill - favoured in looks , but with ...
... collector's heart was further made happy by the power placed in his hands to brighten the fortunes of the " innocent " Felipe . Felipe came and stood before the collector . He was a lad of twenty , not ill - favoured in looks , but with ...
Pagina 137
... instructions 80 , " Felipe took the commission that the collector handed to him . He gazed through the open window at the sea for a moment , with his customary expres sion of deep but vain pondering . Then he turned The Admiral 137.
... instructions 80 , " Felipe took the commission that the collector handed to him . He gazed through the open window at the sea for a moment , with his customary expres sion of deep but vain pondering . Then he turned The Admiral 137.
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