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 79
... stands with an aggressive and masterful gait . On the lap of that dress there lay , unclasped and idle , a pair of small hands , not very white , at- tached to well formed arms . The next detail Heyst was led to observe was the ...
... stands with an aggressive and masterful gait . On the lap of that dress there lay , unclasped and idle , a pair of small hands , not very white , at- tached to well formed arms . The next detail Heyst was led to observe was the ...
Page 85
... stands . Heyst was standing up , too . " They are too many for me , " she said . These few words came out of the common experi- ence of mankind ; yet , by virtue of her voice , they thrilled Heyst like a revelation . His feelings were ...
... stands . Heyst was standing up , too . " They are too many for me , " she said . These few words came out of the common experi- ence of mankind ; yet , by virtue of her voice , they thrilled Heyst like a revelation . His feelings were ...
Page 90
... standing over there . What did you want to speak to me for ? I don't care what it is , but you must do something . " Her attitude was fierce and entreating at the same time - clamorous , in fact , though her voice had hardly risen above ...
... standing over there . What did you want to speak to me for ? I don't care what it is , but you must do something . " Her attitude was fierce and entreating at the same time - clamorous , in fact , though her voice had hardly risen above ...
Page 91
... stand the uproar for more than a minute . He went out , his brain racked by the rhythm of some more or less Hungarian dance music . The forests inhabited by the New Guinea cannibals where he had encountered the most exciting of his ...
... stand the uproar for more than a minute . He went out , his brain racked by the rhythm of some more or less Hungarian dance music . The forests inhabited by the New Guinea cannibals where he had encountered the most exciting of his ...
Page 95
... . You don't mind him , do you ? Why , I could face him my- self now that I know you care for me . A girl can always put up a fight . You believe me ? Only it isn't easy to stand up for yourself when you feel there's VICTORY 95.
... . You don't mind him , do you ? Why , I could face him my- self now that I know you care for me . A girl can always put up a fight . You believe me ? Only it isn't easy to stand up for yourself when you feel there's VICTORY 95.
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