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... boat which left within the hour for other ports of call in the direction of Aspinall . Mr. Jones ' characteristic insolence belongs to another man of a quite different type . I will say nothing as to the ori- gins of his mentality ...
... boat which left within the hour for other ports of call in the direction of Aspinall . Mr. Jones ' characteristic insolence belongs to another man of a quite different type . I will say nothing as to the ori- gins of his mentality ...
Page 21
... boats secured , the era of steam beginning for the islands a great stride forward— Heyst's stride ! And all this sprang from the meeting of the cornered Morrison and of the wandering Heyst , which may or may not have been the direct ...
... boats secured , the era of steam beginning for the islands a great stride forward— Heyst's stride ! And all this sprang from the meeting of the cornered Morrison and of the wandering Heyst , which may or may not have been the direct ...
Page 27
... boat . Heyst , right enough . Put a book into his pocket , always very polite . Been strolling on the wharf and reading . ' I remain in possession here , ' he told Captain Davidson . What I want to know is what he gets to eat there . A ...
... boat . Heyst , right enough . Put a book into his pocket , always very polite . Been strolling on the wharf and reading . ' I remain in possession here , ' he told Captain Davidson . What I want to know is what he gets to eat there . A ...
Page 28
... boat . I could not see another living being anywhere . Yes . He had a book in his hand . He looked exactly as we have always seen him - very neat , white shoes , cork helmet . He explained to me that he had always had a taste for ...
... boat . I could not see another living being anywhere . Yes . He had a book in his hand . He looked exactly as we have always seen him - very neat , white shoes , cork helmet . He explained to me that he had always had a taste for ...
Page 53
... boat . He went himself in that boat , which was manned , of course , by his Malay seamen . Heyst , when he saw the boat pulling towards him , dropped his signalling - pole ; and when Davidson ar- rived , he was kneeling down engaged ...
... boat . He went himself in that boat , which was manned , of course , by his Malay seamen . Heyst , when he saw the boat pulling towards him , dropped his signalling - pole ; and when Davidson ar- rived , he was kneeling down engaged ...
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