Complete Writings of O. Henry [i.e. W.S. Porter]Doubleday, Page, 1917 |
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Pagina 20
... Caribs and the poorer natives , and the shabby cabins of negroes from Jamaica and the West India islands . A few structures raised their heads above the red - tiled roofs of the one - story houses - the bell tower of the Calaboza , the ...
... Caribs and the poorer natives , and the shabby cabins of negroes from Jamaica and the West India islands . A few structures raised their heads above the red - tiled roofs of the one - story houses - the bell tower of the Calaboza , the ...
Pagina 26
... Carib woman who cooked for him , was just serving the meal on the side of the gallery facing the sea- a spot famous as the coolest in Coralio . The break- fast consisted of shark's fin soup , stew of land crabs , breadfruit , a boiled ...
... Carib woman who cooked for him , was just serving the meal on the side of the gallery facing the sea- a spot famous as the coolest in Coralio . The break- fast consisted of shark's fin soup , stew of land crabs , breadfruit , a boiled ...
Pagina 39
... with his green umbrella and clinical thermometer . Next a swarm of Caribs began to load upon lighters the thousands of bunches of bananas heaped upon the shore and row them out to the steamer . The Karlsefin had no 39 SMITH.
... with his green umbrella and clinical thermometer . Next a swarm of Caribs began to load upon lighters the thousands of bunches of bananas heaped upon the shore and row them out to the steamer . The Karlsefin had no 39 SMITH.
Pagina 51
... Caribs were busy loading her by means of the great lighters heaped full from the piles of fruit ranged upon the shore . On the sandy beach , with his back against a cocoa- nut - tree and the stubs of many cigars lying around him , Smith ...
... Caribs were busy loading her by means of the great lighters heaped full from the piles of fruit ranged upon the shore . On the sandy beach , with his back against a cocoa- nut - tree and the stubs of many cigars lying around him , Smith ...
Pagina 63
... Caribs and blackamoors . No sidewalks to speak of , no amuse- ments . Rather unmoral . That's an offhand sketch , of course . " " Are there any inducements , say in a social or in a business way , for people to reside here ? " " Oh ...
... Caribs and blackamoors . No sidewalks to speak of , no amuse- ments . Rather unmoral . That's an offhand sketch , of course . " " Are there any inducements , say in a social or in a business way , for people to reside here ? " " Oh ...
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admiral aguardiente American Anchuria Atwood bananas beach Beelzebub Billy Keogh Blythe boat bottle captain Caribs Casa Morena chair cigar Clancy coast cocoanut Colonel Falcon consul Coralio crew Dalesburg Dicky Doctor Gregg dollars Don Sabas door drink El Nacional Estebán eyes face Felipe flag Frank Goodwin friends Geddie graft grass Guatemala hand head Hemstetter honour Johnny Johnny's Karlsefin lady land looked Losada Madama Maloney Mellinger morning native navy never night Number Olivarra Orleans paint Pasa pesos phonograph picture President Miraflores republic Rosine sail says seemed Señor Goodwin señorita shoes shore sloop smile Smith 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 White Winchester rifles yacht Zavalla
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Pagina 51 - The mountains reached up their bulky shoulders to receive the level gallop of Apollo's homing steeds, the day died in the lagoons and in the shadowed banana groves and in the mangrove swamps, where the great blue crabs were beginning to crawl to land for their nightly ramble. And it died, at last, upon the highest peaks. Then the brief twilight, ephemeral as the flight of a moth, came and went; the Southern Cross peeped with its topmost eye above a row of palms, and the fire-flies heralded with their...
Pagina 209 - Hie old boy doesn't draw badly at all. But, ye goddesses of Art! listen to the monstrosity he expects me to paint. He wants himself in the centre of the canvas, of course. He is to be painted as Jupiter sitting on Olympus, with the clouds at his feet. At one side of him stands George Washington, in full regimentals, with his hand on the president's shoulder. An angel with outstretched wings hovers overhead, and is placing a laurel wreath on the president's head, crowning him — Queen of the May,...