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Page xviii
... clear line of sight I naturally ( being idle ) continued to look at the girl through all the second part of the programme . The shape of her dark head inclined over the violin was fascinating , and , while resting between the pieces ...
... clear line of sight I naturally ( being idle ) continued to look at the girl through all the second part of the programme . The shape of her dark head inclined over the violin was fascinating , and , while resting between the pieces ...
Page 4
... clear stars , a dull red glow , expanding and collapsing spasmodically like the end of a gigantic cigar puffed at intermittently in the dark . Axel Heyst was also a smoker ; and when he lounged out on his verandah with his cheroot , the ...
... clear stars , a dull red glow , expanding and collapsing spasmodically like the end of a gigantic cigar puffed at intermittently in the dark . Axel Heyst was also a smoker ; and when he lounged out on his verandah with his cheroot , the ...
Page 25
... clear out of sight in his attempts to break away from the enchantment of " these isles , " either in the direction of New Guinea or in the direction of Saigon- to cannibals or to cafés . The enchanted Heyst ! Had he at last broken the ...
... clear out of sight in his attempts to break away from the enchantment of " these isles , " either in the direction of New Guinea or in the direction of Saigon- to cannibals or to cafés . The enchanted Heyst ! Had he at last broken the ...
Page 54
... clear his friendliness , and not knowing what else to say : " You haven't run short of stores or anything like that ? " Heyst smiled and shook his head . " No , no . Nothing of the kind . We are fairly well off here . Thanks , all the ...
... clear his friendliness , and not knowing what else to say : " You haven't run short of stores or anything like that ? " Heyst smiled and shook his head . " No , no . Nothing of the kind . We are fairly well off here . Thanks , all the ...
Page 68
... clear of the ground , was simply stunning . An instrumental uproar , scream- ing , grunting , whining , sobbing , scraping , squeaking some kind of lively air ; while a grand piano , operated upon by a bony , red - faced woman with bad ...
... clear of the ground , was simply stunning . An instrumental uproar , scream- ing , grunting , whining , sobbing , scraping , squeaking some kind of lively air ; while a grand piano , operated upon by a bony , red - faced woman with bad ...
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