Victory: An Island TaleA story of rescue and violent tragedy set in the Malayan archipelago, 'Victory' combines high adventure with sensitive portrayal of three drifters. |
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Page 206
... Number One . " Wang was not able to under- stand the words , but the tone interested him . " Where are you ? " cried Number One . Then Wang heard , much more faint , a voice he had never heard before - a novel impression which he ...
... Number One . " Wang was not able to under- stand the words , but the tone interested him . " Where are you ? " cried Number One . Then Wang heard , much more faint , a voice he had never heard before - a novel impression which he ...
Page 208
... Number One of this locality , while it was comparatively teeming with mankind , appreciated the prolongation of early coolness , the subdued , lingering half light , the faint ghost of the departed night , the fragrance of its dewy ...
... Number One of this locality , while it was comparatively teeming with mankind , appreciated the prolongation of early coolness , the subdued , lingering half light , the faint ghost of the departed night , the fragrance of its dewy ...
Page 213
... Number One and the woman , two re- mote white specks against the sombre line of the forest . In a moment they vanished . With the smallest display of action , Wang also vanished from the sunlight of the clearing . Heyst and Lena entered ...
... Number One and the woman , two re- mote white specks against the sombre line of the forest . In a moment they vanished . With the smallest display of action , Wang also vanished from the sunlight of the clearing . Heyst and Lena entered ...
Page 216
... numbers , her feet crossed , her hands reposing on her lap . But in the intimacy of their life her grey , unabashed gaze forced upon him the sensation of something inexplicable re- posing within her ; stupidity or inspiration , weakness ...
... numbers , her feet crossed , her hands reposing on her lap . But in the intimacy of their life her grey , unabashed gaze forced upon him the sensation of something inexplicable re- posing within her ; stupidity or inspiration , weakness ...
Page 255
... Number One sharply called him forward into the open . He obeyed . - " Where's that boat ? " asked Heyst forcibly . " I say where is it ? " Nothing whatever was to be seen between the point and the jetty . The stretch of Diamond Bay was ...
... Number One sharply called him forward into the open . He obeyed . - " Where's that boat ? " asked Heyst forcibly . " I say where is it ? " Nothing whatever was to be seen between the point and the jetty . The stretch of Diamond Bay was ...
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