Columbian Historical Novels, Volume 13R.H. Whitten Company, 1906 |
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Page 111
... Viola , " he said , after they had been seated several mo- ments , gazing sadly and si- lently at the murmuring sea . " We have done all in our power to gain admis- sion , but are baffled . " The señorita's great dark eyes drooped in ...
... Viola , " he said , after they had been seated several mo- ments , gazing sadly and si- lently at the murmuring sea . " We have done all in our power to gain admis- sion , but are baffled . " The señorita's great dark eyes drooped in ...
Page 112
... Viola , here comes a Spanish officer . He is watching us , and we might say some- thing that will let him into the secret we are to guard with our lives . " The officer sauntered near them , walked to a dis- tant seat , threw himself ...
... Viola , here comes a Spanish officer . He is watching us , and we might say some- thing that will let him into the secret we are to guard with our lives . " The officer sauntered near them , walked to a dis- tant seat , threw himself ...
Page 115
... Viola , there is nothing in my life I need conceal . My ancestors , who trace their generations back to the steel - clad warriors who came with Columbus from Spain , while never rich and great , have always been honest and respectable ...
... Viola , there is nothing in my life I need conceal . My ancestors , who trace their generations back to the steel - clad warriors who came with Columbus from Spain , while never rich and great , have always been honest and respectable ...
Page 122
... Viola Cespedes to Morro Castle , or such parts of it as were open to the public . A little explanation may be necessary here , that the reader may know something of Viola Cespedes . She was the granddaughter of a Cuban patriot who had ...
... Viola Cespedes to Morro Castle , or such parts of it as were open to the public . A little explanation may be necessary here , that the reader may know something of Viola Cespedes . She was the granddaughter of a Cuban patriot who had ...
Page 123
... Viola's mother had given her the key . The Spanish officer who had been watching them came toward them , and in an angry manner de- manded : " " Que hacen vosotros ustedes ? " " Señor Lieutenant , we are sightseeing , and from this ...
... Viola's mother had given her the key . The Spanish officer who had been watching them came toward them , and in an angry manner de- manded : " " Que hacen vosotros ustedes ? " " Señor Lieutenant , we are sightseeing , and from this ...
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Common terms and phrases
Aibonito American answered arms army asked battle Bayamo beautiful began boat brave Bumboat Camaguey camp captain Captain-General castle Cervera Cespedes coast Colonel Marti command Constellino cruiser Cuba Cuba Libre Cuban danger dark deck Don Manuel door enemy ensign eyes face father Fernando Stevens fight filibuster fire flag fleet gazing George Stevens guardia civil guns hand harbor Havana heart hope insurgents island José Marti knew land leftenant Lieutenant Stevens look Manila miles Mirs Bay Morro mother Nathan never night officer Parker patriots port Puerto Rico reached Roosevelt Rough Riders sailors San Juan San Juan Heights Santiago Santiago de Cuba seemed Senada señor Señorita sent shells ship shore shot side silence smoke soldiers soon Spain Spaniards Spanish stone strange thought thousand told took troops turned vessels Viola volunteers wife wounded young