Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 43
... Observe the Teutonic sense of proportion and nice forgiving temper . At last , one afternoon , Schomberg was seen approaching a group of his customers . He was obviously in high glee . He squared his manly chest with great importance ...
... Observe the Teutonic sense of proportion and nice forgiving temper . At last , one afternoon , Schomberg was seen approaching a group of his customers . He was obviously in high glee . He squared his manly chest with great importance ...
Page 51
... observation . In what regions ? At what early age ? Mystery . Perhaps he was a bird that had never had a nest . " I left school early , " he remarked once to Davidson , on the passage . " It was in England . A very good school . I was ...
... observation . In what regions ? At what early age ? Mystery . Perhaps he was a bird that had never had a nest . " I left school early , " he remarked once to Davidson , on the passage . " It was in England . A very good school . I was ...
Page 81
... observation , too . " Imagine poor , simple Davidson being addressed in such terms alongside an abandoned , decaying wharf jutting out of tropical bush . He had never ! heard anybody speak like this before ; certainly not Heyst , whose ...
... observation , too . " Imagine poor , simple Davidson being addressed in such terms alongside an abandoned , decaying wharf jutting out of tropical bush . He had never ! heard anybody speak like this before ; certainly not Heyst , whose ...
Page 85
... observed abruptly : " The world is a bad dog . It will bite you if you give it a chance ; but I think that here we can safely defy the fates . " When relating all this to me , Davidson's only comment was : " Funny notion of defying the ...
... observed abruptly : " The world is a bad dog . It will bite you if you give it a chance ; but I think that here we can safely defy the fates . " When relating all this to me , Davidson's only comment was : " Funny notion of defying the ...
Page 97
... of- the - Reserve demeanour . Nudging certain of his customers with his elbow , he begged them to observe what airs " that Swede " was giving himself . Victory , 7 " I really don't know why he has come to VICTORY . 97.
... of- the - Reserve demeanour . Nudging certain of his customers with his elbow , he begged them to observe what airs " that Swede " was giving himself . Victory , 7 " I really don't know why he has come to VICTORY . 97.
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