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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... telling him that they wished to render his stay among the islands as pleasant as possible , and that they were ready to assist him in his plans , and so on , and after receiving Heyst's thanks - you know the usual kind of conversation ...
... telling him that they wished to render his stay among the islands as pleasant as possible , and that they were ready to assist him in his plans , and so on , and after receiving Heyst's thanks - you know the usual kind of conversation ...
Page 15
... telling you all this . I suppose seeing a thoroughly white man like you made it impossible to keep my trouble to myself . Words can't do it justice ; but since I've told you so much I may as well tell you more . Listen . This morning on ...
... telling you all this . I suppose seeing a thoroughly white man like you made it impossible to keep my trouble to myself . Words can't do it justice ; but since I've told you so much I may as well tell you more . Listen . This morning on ...
Page 28
... tell- ing you . The Tesmans washed their hands of it . The Government cancelled those famous contracts . The talk ... telling you ? Aha ! Have you got every1 , You see ? What was There was nothing in it . I knew it . But what I would ...
... tell- ing you . The Tesmans washed their hands of it . The Government cancelled those famous contracts . The talk ... telling you ? Aha ! Have you got every1 , You see ? What was There was nothing in it . I knew it . But what I would ...
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... tell us that Heyst had not paid perhaps three visits altogether to his " establishment . ' This was Heyst's crime , for which Schomberg wished him nothing less than a long and tormented existence . Observe the Teutonic sense of ...
... tell us that Heyst had not paid perhaps three visits altogether to his " establishment . ' This was Heyst's crime , for which Schomberg wished him nothing less than a long and tormented existence . Observe the Teutonic sense of ...
Page 36
... lonely . He never had any sort of company on board . Native deck - passengers in plenty , of course , but never a white man , so the presence of Heyst for two days must have been a godsend . Davidson was telling us all about 36 VICTORY.
... lonely . He never had any sort of company on board . Native deck - passengers in plenty , of course , but never a white man , so the presence of Heyst for two days must have been a godsend . Davidson was telling us all about 36 VICTORY.
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