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 15
... knees and prayed for help . I went down on my knees ! " " You are a believer , Morrison ? " asked Heyst with a distinct note of respect . " Surely I am not an infidel . ” Morrison was swiftly reproachful in his answer , and there came a ...
... knees and prayed for help . I went down on my knees ! " " You are a believer , Morrison ? " asked Heyst with a distinct note of respect . " Surely I am not an infidel . ” Morrison was swiftly reproachful in his answer , and there came a ...
Page 17
... knees , as he felt inclined to do , Morrison stretched out his hand , which Heyst grasped with formal alacrity and a polite murmur in which " Trifle delighted — of serv- ice , " could be just distinguished . " Miracles do happen ...
... knees , as he felt inclined to do , Morrison stretched out his hand , which Heyst grasped with formal alacrity and a polite murmur in which " Trifle delighted — of serv- ice , " could be just distinguished . " Miracles do happen ...
Page 59
... knees and began carefully folding up the flag thing , which struck Davidson as having the dimensions of a blanket . " No , nothing wrong , " he cried . His white teeth flashed agreeably below the coppery horizontal bar of his long ...
... knees and began carefully folding up the flag thing , which struck Davidson as having the dimensions of a blanket . " No , nothing wrong , " he cried . His white teeth flashed agreeably below the coppery horizontal bar of his long ...
Page 111
... knee , as he lolled back in a careless yet tense attitude . On the other side of Schomberg sat another passenger , who was introduced by the clean - shaven man as- " My secretary . He must have the room next to mine . " " We can manage ...
... knee , as he lolled back in a careless yet tense attitude . On the other side of Schomberg sat another passenger , who was introduced by the clean - shaven man as- " My secretary . He must have the room next to mine . " " We can manage ...
Page 163
... knees , and embraces his legs . Gratitude , eh ? You could see that being allowed to live suited that chap down to the ground . The governor gets his legs away from him gently and just mutters to me : " Let's be off . Get him into the ...
... knees , and embraces his legs . Gratitude , eh ? You could see that being allowed to live suited that chap down to the ground . The governor gets his legs away from him gently and just mutters to me : " Let's be off . Get him into the ...
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