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 11
... looked like a bar- rister who had thrown his wig to the dogs . We used to remonstrate with him : " You will never see any of your advances if you go on like this , Morrison . " He would put on a knowing air . " I shall squeeze them yet ...
... looked like a bar- rister who had thrown his wig to the dogs . We used to remonstrate with him : " You will never see any of your advances if you go on like this , Morrison . " He would put on a knowing air . " I shall squeeze them yet ...
Page 12
... looked up with a wild , worried expression . He was really in trouble . He had come the week be- fore into Delli , and the Portuguese authorities , on some pretence of irregularity in his papers , had in- flicted a fine upon him and had ...
... looked up with a wild , worried expression . He was really in trouble . He had come the week be- fore into Delli , and the Portuguese authorities , on some pretence of irregularity in his papers , had in- flicted a fine upon him and had ...
Page 14
... looked already gone to the bad , past redemption . The sight was shocking to Heyst ; but he let nothing of it appear in his bearing , concealing his impression under that consummate good - society manner of his . Polite attention ...
... looked already gone to the bad , past redemption . The sight was shocking to Heyst ; but he let nothing of it appear in his bearing , concealing his impression under that consummate good - society manner of his . Polite attention ...
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... looked with sudden disfavour at that noble forehead , at those great martial moustaches , at the tired eyes of the man sitting opposite him . Who the devil was he ? What was he , Morrison , doing there , talking like this ? Morrison ...
... looked with sudden disfavour at that noble forehead , at those great martial moustaches , at the tired eyes of the man sitting opposite him . Who the devil was he ? What was he , Morrison , doing there , talking like this ? Morrison ...
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... looked grandiose . The of- fices in the two capitals may have consisted — and probably did - of one room in each ; but at that dis- tance , out East there , all this had an air . We were more puzzled than dazzled , it is true ; but even ...
... looked grandiose . The of- fices in the two capitals may have consisted — and probably did - of one room in each ; but at that dis- tance , out East there , all this had an air . We were more puzzled than dazzled , it is true ; but even ...
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