Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 13
... night the same sort of glow and of the same size as that other one so many miles away . In a sense , the volcano was company to him in the shades of the night — which were often too thick , one would think , to let a breath of air ...
... night the same sort of glow and of the same size as that other one so many miles away . In a sense , the volcano was company to him in the shades of the night — which were often too thick , one would think , to let a breath of air ...
Page 14
... nights of full moon the silence around Samburan the " Round Island " of the charts- was dazzling ; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see his immediate surroundings , which had the aspect of an abandoned settlement invaded by ...
... nights of full moon the silence around Samburan the " Round Island " of the charts- was dazzling ; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see his immediate surroundings , which had the aspect of an abandoned settlement invaded by ...
Page 55
... night , " were stuck on the brick pillars on each side of the gateway . The walk had been long and confoundedly sunny . Davidson stood wiping his wet neck and face on what Schomberg called " the piazza . " Several doors opened on to it ...
... night , " were stuck on the brick pillars on each side of the gateway . The walk had been long and confoundedly sunny . Davidson stood wiping his wet neck and face on what Schomberg called " the piazza . " Several doors opened on to it ...
Page 75
... night on board one of the Tesman schooners bound to the eastward . This was known afterward from the Javanese boatmen whom Heyst hired for the purpose at three o'clock in the morning . The Tesman schooner had sailed at daylight with the ...
... night on board one of the Tesman schooners bound to the eastward . This was known afterward from the Javanese boatmen whom Heyst hired for the purpose at three o'clock in the morning . The Tesman schooner had sailed at daylight with the ...
Page 120
... night . Who could that be ? It never occurred to him that perhaps the girl , too , would not be able to sleep . He advanced prudently . Then he saw the white , phantomlike apparition again ; and next moment all his doubts as to the ...
... night . Who could that be ? It never occurred to him that perhaps the girl , too , would not be able to sleep . He advanced prudently . Then he saw the white , phantomlike apparition again ; and next moment all his doubts as to the ...
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