Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 17
... Swede , " was his only com- ment ; but this is the origin of the name " Enchanted Heyst " which some fellows fastened on our man . He also had other names . In his early years , long before he got so becomingly bald on the top , he went ...
... Swede , " was his only com- ment ; but this is the origin of the name " Enchanted Heyst " which some fellows fastened on our man . He also had other names . In his early years , long before he got so becomingly bald on the top , he went ...
Page 28
... Swede suddenly risen and hit him on the nose , he could not have been taken more aback than when this stranger ... Swede's shoulders and didn't want to miss a single detail of the transformation . But if Heyst was an angel from on high ...
... Swede suddenly risen and hit him on the nose , he could not have been taken more aback than when this stranger ... Swede's shoulders and didn't want to miss a single detail of the transformation . But if Heyst was an angel from on high ...
Page 31
... Swede was as much distressed as Morrison ; for he understood the other's feelings perfectly . No decent feeling was ever scorned by Heyst . But he was incapable of outward cordiality of manner , and he felt acutely his defect . Con ...
... Swede was as much distressed as Morrison ; for he understood the other's feelings perfectly . No decent feeling was ever scorned by Heyst . But he was incapable of outward cordiality of manner , and he felt acutely his defect . Con ...
Page 34
... of his mouth : " We are among ourselves ; well , gentlemen , all I can say is , don't you ever get mixed up with that Swede . Don't you ever get caught in his web . " 111 But soon Human nature being what it is , 34 VICTORY .
... of his mouth : " We are among ourselves ; well , gentlemen , all I can say is , don't you ever get mixed up with that Swede . Don't you ever get caught in his web . " 111 But soon Human nature being what it is , 34 VICTORY .
Page 42
... Swede . " He put a stress on the word Swede as if it meant scoundrel . He detested Scandinavians generally . Why ? Goodness only knows . A fool like that is un- fathomable . He continued : " It's five months or more since I have spoken ...
... Swede . " He put a stress on the word Swede as if it meant scoundrel . He detested Scandinavians generally . Why ? Goodness only knows . A fool like that is un- fathomable . He continued : " It's five months or more since I have spoken ...
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