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 43
... having these people in the house ? " She was so unused to being addressed by customers that at the sound of his voice she jumped in her seat . Davidson was telling us afterward that she jumped exactly like VICTORY 43.
... having these people in the house ? " She was so unused to being addressed by customers that at the sound of his voice she jumped in her seat . Davidson was telling us afterward that she jumped exactly like VICTORY 43.
Page 74
... sounds made their intrusion inexpressibly tedi- ous in the long run . Like most dreamers , to whom it is given sometimes to hear the music of the spheres , Heyst , the wanderer of the Archipelago , had a taste for silence which he had ...
... sounds made their intrusion inexpressibly tedi- ous in the long run . Like most dreamers , to whom it is given sometimes to hear the music of the spheres , Heyst , the wanderer of the Archipelago , had a taste for silence which he had ...
Page 84
... sounds . She was clearly unaware of her voice . " I don't remember that I ever had much reason to sing since I was little , " she added . That inelegant phrase , by the mere vibrating , warm nobility of sound , found its way into ...
... sounds . She was clearly unaware of her voice . " I don't remember that I ever had much reason to sing since I was little , " she added . That inelegant phrase , by the mere vibrating , warm nobility of sound , found its way into ...
Page 89
... sound coming into her eyes , which were fastened on his face . He could not defend himself from compassion . He suggested that she might go to the consul , but it was his conscience that dictated this advice , not his conviction . She ...
... sound coming into her eyes , which were fastened on his face . He could not defend himself from compassion . He suggested that she might go to the consul , but it was his conscience that dictated this advice , not his conviction . She ...
Page 92
... sounds of the concert reached his ear , faint indeed but still disturbing . Neither did he feel very safe in there ; for that sentiment depends not on extraneous circumstances but on our inward conviction . He did not attempt to go to ...
... sounds of the concert reached his ear , faint indeed but still disturbing . Neither did he feel very safe in there ; for that sentiment depends not on extraneous circumstances but on our inward conviction . He did not attempt to go to ...
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