Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 7
... head of a mere novel . There was also the possibility of falling under the suspicion of com- mercial astuteness deceiving the public into the belief that the book had something to do with war . Of that , however , I was not afraid very ...
... head of a mere novel . There was also the possibility of falling under the suspicion of com- mercial astuteness deceiving the public into the belief that the book had something to do with war . Of that , however , I was not afraid very ...
Page 13
... head just above the northern horizon , and at night levelled at him , from amongst 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 ...
... head just above the northern horizon , and at night levelled at him , from amongst 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 ...
Page 18
... head , and his red - gold pair of horizontal moustaches had grown to really noble proportions , a certain disreputable white man fastened upon him an epithet . Putting down with a shaking hand a long glass emptied of its contents - paid ...
... head , and his red - gold pair of horizontal moustaches had grown to really noble proportions , a certain disreputable white man fastened upon him an epithet . Putting down with a shaking hand a long glass emptied of its contents - paid ...
Page 19
... head and long moustaches , he resembled the portraits of Charles XII , of adventurous memory . However , there was no reason to think that Heyst was in any way a fighting man . II It was about this time that Heyst became associ- VICTORY ...
... head and long moustaches , he resembled the portraits of Charles XII , of adventurous memory . However , there was no reason to think that Heyst was in any way a fighting man . II It was about this time that Heyst became associ- VICTORY ...
Page 20
... head and shoulders in a moist gunny - bag . That was only his ex- aggerated style of talking . Morrison was " one of He was owner and master of the Capricorn , trading brig , and was understood to be doing well with her , except for the ...
... head and shoulders in a moist gunny - bag . That was only his ex- aggerated style of talking . Morrison was " one of He was owner and master of the Capricorn , trading brig , and was understood to be doing well with her , except for the ...
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