Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 26
... interest . I “ I prayed like a child , of course . I believe in children praying - well , women , too , but I rather think God expects men to be more self - reliant . don't hold with a man everlastingly bothering the Almighty with his ...
... interest . I “ I prayed like a child , of course . I believe in children praying - well , women , too , but I rather think God expects men to be more self - reliant . don't hold with a man everlastingly bothering the Almighty with his ...
Page 37
... death of Morrison . Naïve Heyst ! As if anybody would .... Nobody amongst us had any interest in men who went home . They were all right ; they did not count any more . Going to Europe was nearly as final as going to VICTORY . 37.
... death of Morrison . Naïve Heyst ! As if anybody would .... Nobody amongst us had any interest in men who went home . They were all right ; they did not count any more . Going to Europe was nearly as final as going to VICTORY . 37.
Page 41
... interest one takes in a human being . With hatred , apparently , it is otherwise . Schomberg couldn't forget Heyst . The keen , manly Teutonic creature was a good hater . A fool often is . " Good evening , gentlemen . Have you got every ...
... interest one takes in a human being . With hatred , apparently , it is otherwise . Schomberg couldn't forget Heyst . The keen , manly Teutonic creature was a good hater . A fool often is . " Good evening , gentlemen . Have you got every ...
Page 60
... interest in her than may be implied in a sudden and totally unmotived scowl . Otherwise the very Chinamen ignored her existence . She had interrupted Davidson in his reflections . Being alone with her , her silence and open - eyed ...
... interest in her than may be implied in a sudden and totally unmotived scowl . Otherwise the very Chinamen ignored her existence . She had interrupted Davidson in his reflections . Being alone with her , her silence and open - eyed ...
Page 63
... interest . " Well ! Well ! " he exclaimed placidly ; and then , with the air of a man who knows life : " Who with ? " he inquired with assurance . Mrs. Schomberg's immobility gave her an ap- pearance of listening intently . Perhaps she ...
... interest . " Well ! Well ! " he exclaimed placidly ; and then , with the air of a man who knows life : " Who with ? " he inquired with assurance . Mrs. Schomberg's immobility gave her an ap- pearance of listening intently . Perhaps she ...
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