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
... speaking now of things showing some sort of animation - was an indolent volcano which smoked faintly all day with its head just above the northern horizon , and at night levelled at him , from amongst the clear stars , a dull red glow ...
... speaking now of things showing some sort of animation - was an indolent volcano which smoked faintly all day with its head just above the northern horizon , and at night levelled at him , from amongst the clear stars , a dull red glow ...
Page 7
... speaking , a circle with a radius of eight hundred miles drawn round a point in North Borneo was in Heyst's case a magic circle . It just touched Manila , and he had been seen there . It just touched Saigon , and he was likewise seen ...
... speaking , a circle with a radius of eight hundred miles drawn round a point in North Borneo was in Heyst's case a magic circle . It just touched Manila , and he had been seen there . It just touched Saigon , and he was likewise seen ...
Page 27
... speak of Heyst as the Enemy . He was very concrete , very visible now . He was rushing all over the Archi- pelago , jumping in and out of local mail - packets as if they had been tram - cars , here , there , and every- where ...
... speak of Heyst as the Enemy . He was very concrete , very visible now . He was rushing all over the Archi- pelago , jumping in and out of local mail - packets as if they had been tram - cars , here , there , and every- where ...
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... sort of man one can speak familiarly to . There's something in him . One doesn't care to . " " But what's the object ? keeping possession of the mine ? ' I asked him . Are you thinking of ' Something of the sort , ' he says . 31 V.
... sort of man one can speak familiarly to . There's something in him . One doesn't care to . " " But what's the object ? keeping possession of the mine ? ' I asked him . Are you thinking of ' Something of the sort , ' he says . 31 V.
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... speak to , nobody ever asks after him but that Chinaman of mine - and Schomberg , " he added after . a while . Yes , Schomberg , of course . He was asking every- body about everything , and arranging the informa- tion into the most ...
... speak to , nobody ever asks after him but that Chinaman of mine - and Schomberg , " he added after . a while . Yes , Schomberg , of course . He was asking every- body about everything , and arranging the informa- tion into the most ...
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