Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 42
... took good care that Heyst should be with them . " I hope the fellow did not go and drown himself , " he would add with a comical earnestness that ought to have made us shudder ; only our crowd was superficial , and did not apprehend the ...
... took good care that Heyst should be with them . " I hope the fellow did not go and drown himself , " he would add with a comical earnestness that ought to have made us shudder ; only our crowd was superficial , and did not apprehend the ...
Page 51
... took about two days , he volunteered other hints for you could not call it information — about his history . And Davidson was interested . He was interested not because the hints were exciting but . because of that innate curiosity ...
... took about two days , he volunteered other hints for you could not call it information — about his history . And Davidson was interested . He was interested not because the hints were exciting but . because of that innate curiosity ...
Page 53
... took it for granted that he would stay with one of the Tesmans . One of us even wondered what sort of reception he would get ; for it was known that Julius Tesman was unreasonably bitter about the Tropical Belt Coal fiasco . But ...
... took it for granted that he would stay with one of the Tesmans . One of us even wondered what sort of reception he would get ; for it was known that Julius Tesman was unreasonably bitter about the Tropical Belt Coal fiasco . But ...
Page 60
... took no more interest in her than may be implied in a sudden and totally unmotived scowl . Otherwise the very Chinamen ignored her existence . She had interrupted Davidson in his reflections . Being alone with her , her silence and open ...
... took no more interest in her than may be implied in a sudden and totally unmotived scowl . Otherwise the very Chinamen ignored her existence . She had interrupted Davidson in his reflections . Being alone with her , her silence and open ...
Page 66
... give him the facts , though unable to explain them , of course . " What was there to explain ? " wondered David- son dubiously . “ He took a fancy to that fiddle- playing girl , and- " " And she to him , apparently , " I 66 VICTORY .
... give him the facts , though unable to explain them , of course . " What was there to explain ? " wondered David- son dubiously . “ He took a fancy to that fiddle- playing girl , and- " " And she to him , apparently , " I 66 VICTORY .
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