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 141
... - no use me trying to tell you . You ain't an Englishman ; and if you were , you wouldn't need to be told . " An unsuspected stream of loquacity had broken its dam somewhere deep within the man , had diluted his VICTORY 141.
... - no use me trying to tell you . You ain't an Englishman ; and if you were , you wouldn't need to be told . " An unsuspected stream of loquacity had broken its dam somewhere deep within the man , had diluted his VICTORY 141.
Page 145
... ain't much to me , except that I have never been tame , even when walking the pavement and cracking jokes and standing drinks to chums - ay , and to strangers , too . I would watch them lifting their elbows at my ex- pense , or ...
... ain't much to me , except that I have never been tame , even when walking the pavement and cracking jokes and standing drinks to chums - ay , and to strangers , too . I would watch them lifting their elbows at my ex- pense , or ...
Page 152
... ain't up to it sometimes . For instance , that night , all he did was to waggle his finger at me . The skipper stops his silly chatter , surprised . " Eh ? What's the matter ? ' asks he . " The matter ! It was his reprieve - that's what ...
... ain't up to it sometimes . For instance , that night , all he did was to waggle his finger at me . The skipper stops his silly chatter , surprised . " Eh ? What's the matter ? ' asks he . " The matter ! It was his reprieve - that's what ...
Page 153
... ain't good form , either that much I've learned by this time , and more , too . I've had that schooling that you couldn't tell by my face if I meant to rip you up the next minute -as of course I could do in less than a jiffy . I have a ...
... ain't good form , either that much I've learned by this time , and more , too . I've had that schooling that you couldn't tell by my face if I meant to rip you up the next minute -as of course I could do in less than a jiffy . I have a ...
Page 158
... ain't in it ! I didn't even know who had fired . Everything had been so still just before that the bang of the shot seemed the loud- est noise I had ever heard . The honourable Antonio pitches forward - they always do , towards the shot ...
... ain't in it ! I didn't even know who had fired . Everything had been so still just before that the bang of the shot seemed the loud- est noise I had ever heard . The honourable Antonio pitches forward - they always do , towards the shot ...
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