Victory: An Island Tale |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 46
Page xiv
... hear that one morning I was told without any particular emotion by the padrone of the schooner that the " Rich man " down there was dead : He had died in the night . I don't remember ever being so moved by the desolate end of a complete ...
... hear that one morning I was told without any particular emotion by the padrone of the schooner that the " Rich man " down there was dead : He had died in the night . I don't remember ever being so moved by the desolate end of a complete ...
Page 23
... hear of this death till months afterward - from Schomberg , who dis- liked Heyst gratuitously and made up a piece of sinister whispered gossip : " That's what comes of having anything to do witk that fellow . He squeezes you dry like a ...
... hear of this death till months afterward - from Schomberg , who dis- liked Heyst gratuitously and made up a piece of sinister whispered gossip : " That's what comes of having anything to do witk that fellow . He squeezes you dry like a ...
Page 364
... hear those very words , or else did not mind at all what Heyst might say . He muttered an absent- minded " Ay , ay , " played with a bit of biscuit , sighed , and said , with a peculiar stare which did not seem to carry any distance ...
... hear those very words , or else did not mind at all what Heyst might say . He muttered an absent- minded " Ay , ay , " played with a bit of biscuit , sighed , and said , with a peculiar stare which did not seem to carry any distance ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ain't Alfuro arms asked believe boat breath brig bungalow buran chair cheroot chimæras Chinaman clairvoyance course dark Davidson door doorway eyes face faint feeling fellow felt frightened gaze gentleman gharry girl glance gleam gone governor gunwale hand hanging head hear heard Heyst hotel-keeper island Java Sea jetty Jones knew Lena light lips looked Malay Martin matter mean mind Morrison moustaches moved movement murmured mysterious never night Number once paused Pedro perhaps physiognomy quiet Ricardo round Samburan sarong sauceboat Schom Schomberg schooner seemed shadow shoulders side sight silence smile sort sound Sourabaya speak stare stood strange suddenly surprised Swede table d'hôte talk tell Tesmans There's thing thought tion told tone Tropical Belt Coal turned understand verandah voice walked Wang watched wharf What's whispered woman wonder words Zangiacomo