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 154
... governor him- self could not deny afterwards . " " Do you want me to understand , sir , that you mind there being one life more or less on this earth ? ' I asked him , a few hours after we got away . 66 6 ' ' Certainly not , ' says he ...
... governor him- self could not deny afterwards . " " Do you want me to understand , sir , that you mind there being one life more or less on this earth ? ' I asked him , a few hours after we got away . 66 6 ' ' Certainly not , ' says he ...
Page 155
... governor to give her time to beat back again before we made a start . So we stayed up that creek something like ten days , as snug as can be . On the seventh day we had to kill a man , though -the brother of this Pedro here . They were ...
... governor to give her time to beat back again before we made a start . So we stayed up that creek something like ten days , as snug as can be . On the seventh day we had to kill a man , though -the brother of this Pedro here . They were ...
Page 156
... governor was there right enough , lying comfortable on a rug , where he could watch the offing , but I had gone back to the hut to get a chew of tobacco out of my bag . I had not broken myself of the habit then , and I couldn't be happy ...
... governor was there right enough , lying comfortable on a rug , where he could watch the offing , but I had gone back to the hut to get a chew of tobacco out of my bag . I had not broken myself of the habit then , and I couldn't be happy ...
Page 157
... governor's six - shooter , but loaded only in five chambers ; and we had no more cartridges . He had left the box behind in a drawer in his cabin . Awkward ! I had nothing but an old clasp - knife - no good at all for anything serious ...
... governor's six - shooter , but loaded only in five chambers ; and we had no more cartridges . He had left the box behind in a drawer in his cabin . Awkward ! I had nothing but an old clasp - knife - no good at all for anything serious ...
Page 158
... round his neck at once , and it's about all I could do to lock my fingers tight under his jaw . You saw the beauty's neck , didn't you ? Hard as iron , too . Down we both 1 went . Seeing this , the governor puts his revolver 158 VICTORY.
... round his neck at once , and it's about all I could do to lock my fingers tight under his jaw . You saw the beauty's neck , didn't you ? Hard as iron , too . Down we both 1 went . Seeing this , the governor puts his revolver 158 VICTORY.
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