The City of MarvelsA splendidly told, picaresque tale of a boy who rises from abject poverty to riches and power, and of Barcelona's growth from a small provincial capital in to a metropolis. |
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Page 237
... hackney carriage , and was driven to the edge of the city . When they reached a certain spot , he pulled his revolver on the coachman and told him to get out . A thug appeared from behind a bush , bound the man firmly with a rope ...
... hackney carriage , and was driven to the edge of the city . When they reached a certain spot , he pulled his revolver on the coachman and told him to get out . A thug appeared from behind a bush , bound the man firmly with a rope ...
Page 252
... carriage , a ma- hogany brougham drawn by four English horses . Behind them an army of hackney carriages and long wagons hired for the occasion were waiting to take the entourage to the suites reserved for them in the Ritz . Onofre made ...
... carriage , a ma- hogany brougham drawn by four English horses . Behind them an army of hackney carriages and long wagons hired for the occasion were waiting to take the entourage to the suites reserved for them in the Ritz . Onofre made ...
Page 257
... hackney carriage on the Ramblas and went home ; there he changed as quickly as he could while the fastest tilbury in his stable was being prepared . Even so , he arrived at the Ritz after the banquet began , the banquet he had organized ...
... hackney carriage on the Ramblas and went home ; there he changed as quickly as he could while the fastest tilbury in his stable was being prepared . Even so , he arrived at the Ritz after the banquet began , the banquet he had organized ...
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