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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... voice . " There's nothing worth knowing but facts . Hard facts ! Facts alone , Mr. Tesman . " I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken about it , because , for a time , our man got the name of " Hard ...
... voice . " There's nothing worth knowing but facts . Hard facts ! Facts alone , Mr. Tesman . " I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken about it , because , for a time , our man got the name of " Hard ...
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... voice , which was his obvious characteristic , he had said with delicate playfulness : " Come along and quench your thirst with us , Mr. McNab ! " Perhaps that was it . A man who could propose , even playfully , to quench old McNab's ...
... voice , which was his obvious characteristic , he had said with delicate playfulness : " Come along and quench your thirst with us , Mr. McNab ! " Perhaps that was it . A man who could propose , even playfully , to quench old McNab's ...
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... voice nearly gone , the brim of his round pith hat shading an unshaven , livid face . His white clothes , which he had not taken off for three days , were dingy . He looked already gone to the bad , past redemption . The sight was ...
... voice nearly gone , the brim of his round pith hat shading an unshaven , livid face . His white clothes , which he had not taken off for three days , were dingy . He looked already gone to the bad , past redemption . The sight was ...
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... voice as he asked if it was a fact that Morrison had not that amount in hand . Morrison hadn't . He had only a little English gold , a few sovereigns , on board . He had left all his spare cash with the Tesmans , in Samarang , to meet ...
... voice as he asked if it was a fact that Morrison had not that amount in hand . Morrison hadn't . He had only a little English gold , a few sovereigns , on board . He had left all his spare cash with the Tesmans , in Samarang , to meet ...
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... voice . " That's what they call development - and be hanged to it ! " muttered another . Never was Heyst talked about so much in the tropical belt before . " Isn't he a Swedish baron or something ? " " He , a baron ? Get along with you ...
... voice . " That's what they call development - and be hanged to it ! " muttered another . Never was Heyst talked about so much in the tropical belt before . " Isn't he a Swedish baron or something ? " " He , a baron ? Get along with you ...
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