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
... faint , treacherous breeze which came from under the trees and quite unexpectedly caused the melting Davidson to shiver slightly - the little shiver of the tropics which in Sourabaya , especially , often means fever and the hos pital to ...
... faint , treacherous breeze which came from under the trees and quite unexpectedly caused the melting Davidson to shiver slightly - the little shiver of the tropics which in Sourabaya , especially , often means fever and the hos pital to ...
Page 46
... faint voice . Mrs. Schomberg never moved her head the least bit . Davidson , after the shock which made him sit up , went slack all over . " Heyst ! Such a perfect gentleman ! " he exclaimed weakly . Mrs. Schomberg did not seem to have ...
... faint voice . Mrs. Schomberg never moved her head the least bit . Davidson , after the shock which made him sit up , went slack all over . " Heyst ! Such a perfect gentleman ! " he exclaimed weakly . Mrs. Schomberg did not seem to have ...
Page 60
... faint ring of playfulness in the cultivated tones of his voice . " He's gone mad , " Davidson thought to himself . But , looking at the physiognomy above him on the wharf , he was obliged to dismiss the notion of com- mon , crude lunacy ...
... faint ring of playfulness in the cultivated tones of his voice . " He's gone mad , " Davidson thought to himself . But , looking at the physiognomy above him on the wharf , he was obliged to dismiss the notion of com- mon , crude lunacy ...
Page 82
... faint , remote play- fulness in his tone which had not been heard in it lately , and which seemed to catch her ear pleasantly . " I am grieved to say that I don't know . But can I do anything ? What would you wish me to do ? Pray ...
... faint , remote play- fulness in his tone which had not been heard in it lately , and which seemed to catch her ear pleasantly . " I am grieved to say that I don't know . But can I do anything ? What would you wish me to do ? Pray ...
Page 85
... faint smile in which his playfulness disappeared . Heyst's smiles were rather melancholy , and accorded badly with his great moustaches , under which his mere playfulness lurked as comfortably as a shy bird in its native thicket ...
... faint smile in which his playfulness disappeared . Heyst's smiles were rather melancholy , and accorded badly with his great moustaches , under which his mere playfulness lurked as comfortably as a shy bird in its native thicket ...
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