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 45
... girl , Mrs. Schomberg , do you really mean a young girl ? Some of these orchestra girls are no chicks . " " Young enough , " came the low voice out of Mrs. Schomberg's unmoved physiognomy . Davidson , encouraged , remarked that he was ...
... girl , Mrs. Schomberg , do you really mean a young girl ? Some of these orchestra girls are no chicks . " " Young enough , " came the low voice out of Mrs. Schomberg's unmoved physiognomy . Davidson , encouraged , remarked that he was ...
Page 47
... girl ! " You might have knocked me down with a feather , " Davidson told us some time afterward . By then he was taking an indulgent view of both the parties to that amazing transaction . First of all , on reflection , he was by no ...
... girl ! " You might have knocked me down with a feather , " Davidson told us some time afterward . By then he was taking an indulgent view of both the parties to that amazing transaction . First of all , on reflection , he was by no ...
Page 48
... was there to explain ? " wondered Davidson dubiously . " He took a fancy to that fiddle - playing girl , and- " " And she to him , apparently , " I suggested . " Wonderfully quick work , " reflected Davidson . " 48 VICTORY.
... was there to explain ? " wondered Davidson dubiously . " He took a fancy to that fiddle - playing girl , and- " " And she to him , apparently , " I suggested . " Wonderfully quick work , " reflected Davidson . " 48 VICTORY.
Page 49
... girl to bolt , " said Davidson turning at me his innocent eyes , rounded by the state of constant amazement in which this affair had left him , like those shocks of terror or sorrow which some- times leave their victim afflicted by ...
... girl to bolt , " said Davidson turning at me his innocent eyes , rounded by the state of constant amazement in which this affair had left him , like those shocks of terror or sorrow which some- times leave their victim afflicted by ...
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... girl must have been specially at- tractive , " I said . " I don't know . She was miserable . I don't sup- pose it was more than a little linen and a couple of these white frocks they wear on the platform . " Davidson pursued his own ...
... girl must have been specially at- tractive , " I said . " I don't know . She was miserable . I don't sup- pose it was more than a little linen and a couple of these white frocks they wear on the platform . " Davidson pursued his own ...
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