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Page 99
... gunwales of the launch , he displayed a pair of remarkably long arms , terminat- ing in thick , brown hairy paws of simian aspect . " What shall we do with that fellow of mine ? " the chief of the party asked Schomberg . " There must be ...
... gunwales of the launch , he displayed a pair of remarkably long arms , terminat- ing in thick , brown hairy paws of simian aspect . " What shall we do with that fellow of mine ? " the chief of the party asked Schomberg . " There must be ...
Page 227
... gunwale to gunwale , half off the after thwart , his head lower than his feet . This second man glared wildly upward , and struggled to raise himself , but to all appearance was much too drunk to succeed . The visible part of the boat ...
... gunwale to gunwale , half off the after thwart , his head lower than his feet . This second man glared wildly upward , and struggled to raise himself , but to all appearance was much too drunk to succeed . The visible part of the boat ...
Page 229
... gunwale of the boat and partly splashing alongside , became at once audible . It was greeted by a cry of inarticulate and savage joy . Heyst knelt on the string - piece and peered down . The man who had spoken was already holding his ...
... gunwale of the boat and partly splashing alongside , became at once audible . It was greeted by a cry of inarticulate and savage joy . Heyst knelt on the string - piece and peered down . The man who had spoken was already holding his ...
Page 232
... gunwales . Ricardo did not explain to Heyst how it happened . At that precise moment he had no explanation ready for the man on the wharf , who , he guessed , must be wondering much more at the presence of his visitors than at their ...
... gunwales . Ricardo did not explain to Heyst how it happened . At that precise moment he had no explanation ready for the man on the wharf , who , he guessed , must be wondering much more at the presence of his visitors than at their ...
Page 235
... gunwale . Its loud , fitful , and persistent splashing revealed the depth of the world's silence . " Great notion , to lead the water out here , " pro- nounced Ricardo appreciatively . Water was life . He felt now as if he could run a ...
... gunwale . Its loud , fitful , and persistent splashing revealed the depth of the world's silence . " Great notion , to lead the water out here , " pro- nounced Ricardo appreciatively . Water was life . He felt now as if he could run a ...
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