The Pope's RhinocerosSinclair-Stevenson, 1996 - 607 pages In February 1516, a Portuguese ship sank with the loss of all hands a mile off the coast of Italy. The Nostra Senora da Adjuda had sailed 14,000 miles from the Indian kingdom of Gujarat: her mission; to deliver a rhinoceros to the Pope. |
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... Perhaps you do , ' Lucullo continued more quietly . ' And perhaps my wife does indeed love me , and my friends do truly live only to drink with me . But perhaps you are all merely agreeing with me , with Lucullo , the most agreeable man ...
... Perhaps you do , ' Lucullo continued more quietly . ' And perhaps my wife does indeed love me , and my friends do truly live only to drink with me . But perhaps you are all merely agreeing with me , with Lucullo , the most agreeable man ...
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... perhaps it was the paint , or perhaps it is naturally angry . Anyway , it has tusks . And from a standing start it seems to reach an extraordinary velocity in less than two seconds , which is when Boccamazza and Leo have the same ...
... perhaps it was the paint , or perhaps it is naturally angry . Anyway , it has tusks . And from a standing start it seems to reach an extraordinary velocity in less than two seconds , which is when Boccamazza and Leo have the same ...
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... Perhaps the crew had scrubbed them , but it seemed an unlikely task for them to undertake and as they drew nearer he ... Perhaps his expression was unguarded , or perhaps Jacopo was the type to sense another's discomfort . ' Something ...
... Perhaps the crew had scrubbed them , but it seemed an unlikely task for them to undertake and as they drew nearer he ... Perhaps his expression was unguarded , or perhaps Jacopo was the type to sense another's discomfort . ' Something ...
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