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Page 9
... sight was shocking to Heyst ; but he let nothing of it appear in his bearing , concealing his im- pression under that consummate good - society manner of his . Polite attention , what's due from one gentleman listening to another , was ...
... sight was shocking to Heyst ; but he let nothing of it appear in his bearing , concealing his im- pression under that consummate good - society manner of his . Polite attention , what's due from one gentleman listening to another , was ...
Page 19
... sight in his attempts to break away from the en- chantment of these isles , " either in the direction of New Guinea or in the direction of Saigon - to cannibals or to cafés . The enchanted Heyst ! Had he at last broken the spell ? Had ...
... sight in his attempts to break away from the en- chantment of these isles , " either in the direction of New Guinea or in the direction of Saigon - to cannibals or to cafés . The enchanted Heyst ! Had he at last broken the spell ? Had ...
Page 23
... sight of his kind was not invincibly odious to him . We must believe this , since for some reason or other he did come out from his retreat for a while . Perhaps it was only to see whether there were any letters for him at the Tesmans ...
... sight of his kind was not invincibly odious to him . We must believe this , since for some reason or other he did come out from his retreat for a while . Perhaps it was only to see whether there were any letters for him at the Tesmans ...
Page 25
... sight of his hermitage . " He's a genuine gentleman , " Davidson said to us . " I was really sorry when he went ashore . ” We asked him where he had left Heyst . " 3 VICTORY 25 heard so much of his history. It looks as ...
... sight of his hermitage . " He's a genuine gentleman , " Davidson said to us . " I was really sorry when he went ashore . ” We asked him where he had left Heyst . " 3 VICTORY 25 heard so much of his history. It looks as ...
Page 27
... sight , not even a China boy - nothing but a lot of painted iron chairs and tables . Solitude , shade and gloomy silence — and a faint , treacherous breeze which came from under the trees and quite unexpectedly caused the melting ...
... sight , not even a China boy - nothing but a lot of painted iron chairs and tables . Solitude , shade and gloomy silence — and a faint , treacherous breeze which came from under the trees and quite unexpectedly caused the melting ...
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ain't Alfuro arms asked believe boat breath brig bungalow CALIFORN chair cheroot Chinaman clairvoyance Colombia course crowbar dark Davidson door doorway dunnage eyes face faint feeling fellow felt frightened gaze gentleman gharry girl glance gleam gone governor gunwale hand hanging head hear heard Heyst hotel-keeper island jetty Jones knew laugh Lena light lips listening looked Malay Martin matter mean mind Morrison moustaches moved movement murmured mysterious never night Number once paused Pedro perhaps physiognomy quiet revolver Ricardo round Samburan sarong Schom Schomberg schooner seemed shadow shoulders side sight silence smile sort sound Sourabaya speak staring stood strange suddenly surprised Swede table d'hôte talk tell Tesmans There's thing thought told tone Tropical Belt Coal turned veranda voice Wang watched wharf What's whispered woman wonder words Zangiacomo