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 4
... shadows , the shadows of clouds , relieving the monotony of the inanimate , brooding sunshine of the tropics . His nearest neigh- bour - I am speaking now of things showing some sort of animation - was an indolent volcano which smoked ...
... shadows , the shadows of clouds , relieving the monotony of the inanimate , brooding sunshine of the tropics . His nearest neigh- bour - I am speaking now of things showing some sort of animation - was an indolent volcano which smoked ...
Page 5
... shadows of bamboo fences in the sheen of long grass , some- thing like an overgrown bit of road slanting among ragged thickets toward the shore only a couple of hundred yards away , with a black jetty and a ́mound of some sort , quite ...
... shadows of bamboo fences in the sheen of long grass , some- thing like an overgrown bit of road slanting among ragged thickets toward the shore only a couple of hundred yards away , with a black jetty and a ́mound of some sort , quite ...
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... shadow of Morrison's death . Naturally , it was Davidson who had given him a lift out of his forsaken island . There were no other opportunities , unless some native craft were passing by - a very remote and unsatisfactory chance to ...
... shadow of Morrison's death . Naturally , it was Davidson who had given him a lift out of his forsaken island . There were no other opportunities , unless some native craft were passing by - a very remote and unsatisfactory chance to ...
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... shadow . " " Did you blow your whistle ? " " Blow the whistle ? You think I would do such a thing ? " He rejected the mere possibility of such an unwar- rantable intrusion . Wonderfully delicate fellow , Davidson ! " Well , but how do ...
... shadow . " " Did you blow your whistle ? " " Blow the whistle ? You think I would do such a thing ? " He rejected the mere possibility of such an unwar- rantable intrusion . Wonderfully delicate fellow , Davidson ! " Well , but how do ...
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... shadows under the trees , where the ex- tinguished paper lanterns were gently swinging their globes like withered fruit . He paced there to and fro for a long time , a calm , meditative ghost in his white drill suit , revolving in his ...
... shadows under the trees , where the ex- tinguished paper lanterns were gently swinging their globes like withered fruit . He paced there to and fro for a long time , a calm , meditative ghost in his white drill suit , revolving in his ...
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