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 Wysłany: Śro 10:32, 16 Lut 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published bbaahghb |
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inthelibraryavastapartmentonthefirstfloorlitbysix
narrowwindowsandcommandingaviewoftheterraceandthe
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windingsoftheriver.TheseventhLordRhynnshadbeenacollector
andfromthelatticedshelveslookeddownanimposingarrayof
eighteenth-centuryquartosandfolios.Variouspiecesofclassicalsculp-
tureoccupiedblackmarblepedestalsandasmallrichlycarvedsarco-
phagusofastonewhichlookedlikeoldivoryhadaplaceofhonourun-
derthegreatFlemishtapestrywhichadornedtheonlywallfreeof
books.Thegiltbaroqueclockonthemantelpiecehadnotfinishedchim-
ing when Bannister ushered in the visitors.
Theybowedfromtheirhipsatthedoorandtheybowedagainwhen
theywerewithinayardofBarbon.Oneofthethreespoke.Hewasatall
manwithawhitefacedeep-setbrowneyesandshortcurlybrownhair.
Exceptforhisnosehewouldhavebeentheatricallyhandsomebuthis
nosewasapronouncedsnub.Yetthisimperfectiongavetohisfacea
vigourandanattractivenesswhichmoreregularfeaturesmighthave
lacked.Helookedamazinglycompetentandvital.Hiscompanionswere
aslimoldermanwithgreyinghairandaburlyfellowwithspectacles
andablackbeard.Allthreewereceremoniouslygarbedinmorning
coatsandwhitelinenanddarkties.Dougalwonderediftheyhad
motoredfromKnockrawintophats."Permitmetomakethenecessary
introductionssaidthespokesman [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
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