Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 17
... tone , fervour , rapture , what you will , or perhaps by the incongruity of it that he had related the experience to more than one person . " Queer chap , that Swede , " was his only com- ment ; but this is the origin of the name ...
... tone , fervour , rapture , what you will , or perhaps by the incongruity of it that he had related the experience to more than one person . " Queer chap , that Swede , " was his only com- ment ; but this is the origin of the name ...
Page 23
... tone , the week was nearly out . Heyst crossed over , and said with a slight bow , and in the manner of a prince addressing another prince on a private occasion : " What an unexpected pleasure . Would you have any objection to drink ...
... tone , the week was nearly out . Heyst crossed over , and said with a slight bow , and in the manner of a prince addressing another prince on a private occasion : " What an unexpected pleasure . Would you have any objection to drink ...
Page 25
... tone , with a man - of - the - world air . " It's a villainous plot . Unluckily , one is helpless . That scoundrel Cousinho - Andreas , you know - has been coveting the brig for years . Naturally , I would never sell . She is not only ...
... tone , with a man - of - the - world air . " It's a villainous plot . Unluckily , one is helpless . That scoundrel Cousinho - Andreas , you know - has been coveting the brig for years . Naturally , I would never sell . She is not only ...
Page 58
... tone . " I think I will sit down for a moment and have a drink , after all . " This was not what Schomberg had expected to hear . He called brutally : " Boy ! " The Chinaman approached , and after referring him to the white man by a nod ...
... tone . " I think I will sit down for a moment and have a drink , after all . " This was not what Schomberg had expected to hear . He called brutally : " Boy ! " The Chinaman approached , and after referring him to the white man by a nod ...
Page 70
... was successful in a rather startling way , because the hotel - keeper's point of view was horribly abusive . All of a sudden , in the same hoarse sinister tone , he proceeded to call Heyst many names , of which " pig - dog " 70 VICTORY .
... was successful in a rather startling way , because the hotel - keeper's point of view was horribly abusive . All of a sudden , in the same hoarse sinister tone , he proceeded to call Heyst many names , of which " pig - dog " 70 VICTORY .
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