Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 21
... looked like a barrister who had thrown his wig to the dogs . We used to remonstrate with him : " You will never see any of your advances if you go on like this , Morrison . " He would put on a knowing air . " I VICTORY . 21.
... looked like a barrister who had thrown his wig to the dogs . We used to remonstrate with him : " You will never see any of your advances if you go on like this , Morrison . " He would put on a knowing air . " I VICTORY . 21.
Page 23
... looked up with a wild , worried expression . He was really in trouble . He had come the week before into Delli , and the Portu- guese authorities , on some pretence of irregularity in his papers , had inflicted a fine upon him and had ...
... looked up with a wild , worried expression . He was really in trouble . He had come the week before into Delli , and the Portu- guese authorities , on some pretence of irregularity in his papers , had inflicted a fine upon him and had ...
Page 25
... looked already gone to the bad , past redemption . The sight was shocking to Heyst ; but he let nothing of it appear in his bearing , concealing his impression under that consummate good - society manner of his . Polite attention ...
... looked already gone to the bad , past redemption . The sight was shocking to Heyst ; but he let nothing of it appear in his bearing , concealing his impression under that consummate good - society manner of his . Polite attention ...
Page 27
... looked with sudden dis- favour at that noble forehead , at those great martial moustaches , at the tired eyes of the man sitting opposite him . Who the devil was he ? What was he , Morrison , doing there , talking like this ? Mor- He ...
... looked with sudden dis- favour at that noble forehead , at those great martial moustaches , at the tired eyes of the man sitting opposite him . Who the devil was he ? What was he , Morrison , doing there , talking like this ? Mor- He ...
Page 35
... looked grandiose . The offices in the two capitals may have consisted - and probably did - of one room in each ; but at that distance , out East there , all this had an air . We were more puzzled than dazzled , it is true ; but even the ...
... looked grandiose . The offices in the two capitals may have consisted - and probably did - of one room in each ; but at that distance , out East there , all this had an air . We were more puzzled than dazzled , it is true ; but even the ...
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