The Rose of Paradise

The Rose of Paradise

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The Rose of Paradise by Howard Pyle

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Being a detailed account of certain adventures thathappened to Captain John Mackra, in connectionwith the famous pirate, Edward England, inthe year 1720, off the Island of Juannain the Mozambique Channel; writby himself, and now for thefirst time published

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nder have had their eyes on me sharply enough, though they do not understand one single word that we are saying to one another."

While we had been conversing I had fetched out a decanter of port and five glasses, and had poured out wine for all hands, which the black men drank with as great pleasure as Mr. Longways and myself.

After Mr. Longways had finished, he smacked his lips and set down his glass with a great air. "And now," says he, with a comical grimace of vanity and self-importance, "let us to business without loss of more time. First of all, I have to ask you, sir, do you know what all this treasure is for?"

I told him yes; that Mr. Evans had informed me that it was as payment for certain aid which the East India Company had rendered to the king of that country.

"And how," says he, very slowly, and cocking his head upon one side--"and how do you think our King Coffee is to make such payments? By bills upon the Bank of Africa? No, no. The treasure is all in this box, every

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