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 14
... 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 , what's due from one gentleman listening to another , was ...
... 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 , what's due from one gentleman listening to another , was ...
Page 28
... sight in his at- tempts to break away from the enchantment of " these isles , " either in the direction of New Guinea or in the direction of Saigon - to cannibals or to cafés . The enchanted Heyst ! Had he at last broken the spell ? Had ...
... sight in his at- tempts to break away from the enchantment of " these isles , " either in the direction of New Guinea or in the direction of Saigon - to cannibals or to cafés . The enchanted Heyst ! Had he at last broken the spell ? Had ...
Page 34
... sight of his kind was not invincibly odious to him . We must believe this , since for some reason or other he did come out from his retreat for a while . Perhaps it was only to see whether there were any letters for him at the Tesmans ...
... sight of his kind was not invincibly odious to him . We must believe this , since for some reason or other he did come out from his retreat for a while . Perhaps it was only to see whether there were any letters for him at the Tesmans ...
Page 37
... sight of his hermitage . " He's a genuine gentleman , " Davidson said to us . " I was really sorry when he went ashore . " We asked him where he had left Heyst . " Why , in Sourabaya - where else ? " The Tesmans had their principal ...
... sight of his hermitage . " He's a genuine gentleman , " Davidson said to us . " I was really sorry when he went ashore . " We asked him where he had left Heyst . " Why , in Sourabaya - where else ? " The Tesmans had their principal ...
Page 39
... sight , not even a China boy - nothing but a lot of painted iron chairs and tables . Solitude , shade , and gloomy silence - and a faint , treacherous breeze which came from under the trees and quite unexpectedly caused the melting ...
... sight , not even a China boy - nothing but a lot of painted iron chairs and tables . Solitude , shade , and gloomy silence - and a faint , treacherous breeze which came from under the trees and quite unexpectedly caused the melting ...
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