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 39
... doors opened on to it , but all the screens were down . Not a soul was in sight , not even a China boy - nothing but a lot of painted iron chairs and tables . Solitude , shade , and gloomy silence - and a faint , treacherous breeze ...
... doors opened on to it , but all the screens were down . Not a soul was in sight , not even a China boy - nothing but a lot of painted iron chairs and tables . Solitude , shade , and gloomy silence - and a faint , treacherous breeze ...
Page 41
... door , looking out , af- fected perfect indifference . He could not keep it up , though . Suddenly he turned inward and asked with brusque rage :. " You wanted to see him ? " " Why , yes , " said Davidson . " We agreed to meet- " " Don ...
... door , looking out , af- fected perfect indifference . He could not keep it up , though . Suddenly he turned inward and asked with brusque rage :. " You wanted to see him ? " " Why , yes , " said Davidson . " We agreed to meet- " " Don ...
Page 43
... door somewhere at his back opened , and a woman came in who was looked upon as Schomberg's wife , no doubt with truth . As somebody remarked cynically once , she was too unattractive to be any- thing else . The opinion that he treated ...
... door somewhere at his back opened , and a woman came in who was looked upon as Schomberg's wife , no doubt with truth . As somebody remarked cynically once , she was too unattractive to be any- thing else . The opinion that he treated ...
Page 45
... door opening on to the " piazza . " It paused , then went on in the same low pitch : " There was even one English girl . " " Poor devil ! " said Davidson . " I suppose these women are not much better than slaves really . Was that fellow ...
... door opening on to the " piazza . " It paused , then went on in the same low pitch : " There was even one English girl . " " Poor devil ! " said Davidson . " I suppose these women are not much better than slaves really . Was that fellow ...
Page 51
... door Schomberg came in , his hair brushed , his beard combed neatly , but his eyelids still heavy from his nap . He looked with suspicion at Davidson , and even glanced at his wife ; but he was baffled by the natural placidity of the ...
... door Schomberg came in , his hair brushed , his beard combed neatly , but his eyelids still heavy from his nap . He looked with suspicion at Davidson , and even glanced at his wife ; but he was baffled by the natural placidity of the ...
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