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Pagina 6
The headpiece bearing the name of President Miraflores is daily scrubbed with
soap - bark and sand . An old half - breed Indian tends the grave with fidelity and
the dawdling minuteness of inherited sloth . He chops down the weeds and ever
...
The headpiece bearing the name of President Miraflores is daily scrubbed with
soap - bark and sand . An old half - breed Indian tends the grave with fidelity and
the dawdling minuteness of inherited sloth . He chops down the weeds and ever
...
Pagina 28
When they grounded in the shallow water there was still five yards of rolling surf
between them and dry sand . Then half - clothed Caribs dashed into the water ,
and brought in on their backs the Valhalla's purser and the little native officials in
...
When they grounded in the shallow water there was still five yards of rolling surf
between them and dry sand . Then half - clothed Caribs dashed into the water ,
and brought in on their backs the Valhalla's purser and the little native officials in
...
Pagina 36
The wind was blowing mildly landward , and the surface of the sea was rippled
by tiny wavelets . A miniature breaker , spreading with a soft “ swish ” upon the
sand brought with it something round and shiny that rolled back again as the
wave ...
The wind was blowing mildly landward , and the surface of the sea was rippled
by tiny wavelets . A miniature breaker , spreading with a soft “ swish ” upon the
sand brought with it something round and shiny that rolled back again as the
wave ...
Pagina 47
crew in uniform camé ashore , and a stocky - built man leaped to the sands . The
new - comer seemed to turn a disapproving eye upon the rather motley
congregation of native Anchurians , and made his way at once toward Goodwin ,
who ...
crew in uniform camé ashore , and a stocky - built man leaped to the sands . The
new - comer seemed to turn a disapproving eye upon the rather motley
congregation of native Anchurians , and made his way at once toward Goodwin ,
who ...
Pagina 48
Smith , plowed his way through the sand to the consulate , his haberdashery
creating violent discord against the smooth tropical blues and greens . Geddie
was lounging in his hammock , somewhat pale of face and languid in pose . On
that ...
Smith , plowed his way through the sand to the consulate , his haberdashery
creating violent discord against the smooth tropical blues and greens . Geddie
was lounging in his hammock , somewhat pale of face and languid in pose . On
that ...
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