Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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... girls would put flowers in their hair , and the crowd would line the river bank , and Morrison would beam and glitter at all this excite- ment through his single eyeglass with an air of in- tense gratification . He was tall and lantern ...
... girls would put flowers in their hair , and the crowd would line the river bank , and Morrison would beam and glitter at all this excite- ment through his single eyeglass with an air of in- tense gratification . He was tall and lantern ...
Page 62
... down the whole length of the room and through the door opening on to the " piazza . " It paused , then went on in the same low pitch : " There was even one English girl . " " Poor devil ! " said Davidson . " I 62 VICTORY .
... down the whole length of the room and through the door opening on to the " piazza . " It paused , then went on in the same low pitch : " There was even one English girl . " " Poor devil ! " said Davidson . " I 62 VICTORY .
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... girl , Mrs. Schomberg , do you really mean a young girl ? Some of these orchestra girls are no chicks . " " Young enough , " came the low voice out of Mrs. Schomberg's unmoved physiognomy . Davidson , encouraged , remarked that he was ...
... girl , Mrs. Schomberg , do you really mean a young girl ? Some of these orchestra girls are no chicks . " " Young enough , " came the low voice out of Mrs. Schomberg's unmoved physiognomy . Davidson , encouraged , remarked that he was ...
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... girl ! " You might have knocked me down with a feather , " Davidson told us some time afterward . By then he was taking an indulgent view of both the parties to that amazing transaction . First of all , on reflection , he was by no ...
... girl ! " You might have knocked me down with a feather , " Davidson told us some time afterward . By then he was taking an indulgent view of both the parties to that amazing transaction . First of all , on reflection , he was by no ...
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... girl away to Samburan ; and that was no joking matter . The loneliness , the ruins of the spot , had impressed Davidson's simple soul . They were in- compatible with the frivolous comments of people who had not seen it . That black ...
... girl away to Samburan ; and that was no joking matter . The loneliness , the ruins of the spot , had impressed Davidson's simple soul . They were in- compatible with the frivolous comments of people who had not seen it . That black ...
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