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 16
... of use ! " Morrison didn't understand . This was one of those things that don't happen - unheard of things . He had no real inkling of what it meant , till Heyst said definitely : 1 " I can lend you the amount . " " 16 VICTORY.
... of use ! " Morrison didn't understand . This was one of those things that don't happen - unheard of things . He had no real inkling of what it meant , till Heyst said definitely : 1 " I can lend you the amount . " " 16 VICTORY.
Page 17
... didn't want to miss a single detail of the transformation . But if Heyst was an angel from on high , sent in an- swer to prayer , he did not betray his heavenly origin by outward signs . So , instead of going on his knees , as he felt ...
... didn't want to miss a single detail of the transformation . But if Heyst was an angel from on high , sent in an- swer to prayer , he did not betray his heavenly origin by outward signs . So , instead of going on his knees , as he felt ...
Page 37
... didn't pay , eh ? " For the rest , Heyst was as polite as ever . He of- fered to pay for his passage ; but when Davidson re- fused to hear of it he seized him heartily by the hand , gave one of his courtly bows , and declared that he ...
... didn't pay , eh ? " For the rest , Heyst was as polite as ever . He of- fered to pay for his passage ; but when Davidson re- fused to hear of it he seized him heartily by the hand , gave one of his courtly bows , and declared that he ...
Page 38
... didn't I didn't go ashore with them . We didn't stay more than a couple of hours altogether . Landed two thousand cocoanuts and cleared out . I have agreed to pick him up again on my next trip in twenty days ' time . " D V AVIDSON ...
... didn't I didn't go ashore with them . We didn't stay more than a couple of hours altogether . Landed two thousand cocoanuts and cleared out . I have agreed to pick him up again on my next trip in twenty days ' time . " D V AVIDSON ...
Page 45
... didn't care . He wanted to see whether the mechanism would work again . It did . It said they were not . They were of all sorts , appar- ently . It paused , with the one goggle eye immovably gazing down the whole length of the room and ...
... didn't care . He wanted to see whether the mechanism would work again . It did . It said they were not . They were of all sorts , appar- ently . It paused , with the one goggle eye immovably gazing down the whole length of the room and ...
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