Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 84
... spoke : " You understand that this was a case of odious persecution , don't you ? I became aware of it and- " It was a view which the sympathetic Davidson was capable of appreciating . " I am not surprised to hear it , " 84 VICTORY .
... spoke : " You understand that this was a case of odious persecution , don't you ? I became aware of it and- " It was a view which the sympathetic Davidson was capable of appreciating . " I am not surprised to hear it , " 84 VICTORY .
Page 85
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. " I am not surprised to hear it , " he said placidly . " Odious enough , I dare say . And you , of course— not being a married man — were free to step in . Ah , well ! " He sat down in the stern - sheets ...
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. " I am not surprised to hear it , " he said placidly . " Odious enough , I dare say . And you , of course— not being a married man — were free to step in . Ah , well ! " He sat down in the stern - sheets ...
Page 103
... surprised into a sympathetic start . He glanced quickly round . Nobody was looking toward the platform ; and when his eyes swept back there again , the girl , with the big woman treading at her heels , was coming down the three steps ...
... surprised into a sympathetic start . He glanced quickly round . Nobody was looking toward the platform ; and when his eyes swept back there again , the girl , with the big woman treading at her heels , was coming down the three steps ...
Page 107
... surprised , open gaze , self - consciousness growing on them so slowly that it was a long time before they averted their eyes ; and very soon they met again , tem- porarily , only to rebound , as it were . At last they steadied in ...
... surprised , open gaze , self - consciousness growing on them so slowly that it was a long time before they averted their eyes ; and very soon they met again , tem- porarily , only to rebound , as it were . At last they steadied in ...
Page 108
... surprised by the irrelevant question ; for they had not been discoursing of sweet sounds . " I don't remember that I ever had much reason to sing since I was little , " she added . That inelegant phrase , by the mere vibrating , warm ...
... surprised by the irrelevant question ; for they had not been discoursing of sweet sounds . " I don't remember that I ever had much reason to sing since I was little , " she added . That inelegant phrase , by the mere vibrating , warm ...
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