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Page 34
... faint , treacherous breeze which came from under the trees and quite unexpectedly caused the melting Davidson to shiver slightly — the little shiver of the tropics which in Sourabaya , especially , often means fever and the hospital to ...
... faint , treacherous breeze which came from under the trees and quite unexpectedly caused the melting Davidson to shiver slightly — the little shiver of the tropics which in Sourabaya , especially , often means fever and the hospital to ...
Page 40
... faint voice . Mrs. Schomberg never moved her head the least bit . Davidson , after the shock which made him sit up , went slack all over . " Heyst ! Such a perfect gentleman ! " he exclaimed weakly . Mrs. Schomberg did not seem to have ...
... faint voice . Mrs. Schomberg never moved her head the least bit . Davidson , after the shock which made him sit up , went slack all over . " Heyst ! Such a perfect gentleman ! " he exclaimed weakly . Mrs. Schomberg did not seem to have ...
Page 52
... faint ring of playful- ness in the cultivated tones of his voice . " He's gone mad , " Davidson thought to himself . But , looking at the physiognomy above him on the wharf , he was obliged to dismiss the notion of common , crude lunacy ...
... faint ring of playful- ness in the cultivated tones of his voice . " He's gone mad , " Davidson thought to himself . But , looking at the physiognomy above him on the wharf , he was obliged to dismiss the notion of common , crude lunacy ...
Page 70
... faint , remote playfulness in his tone which had not been heard in it lately , and which seemed to catch her ear pleasantly . " I am grieved to say that I don't know . But can I do anything ? What would you wish me to do ? Pray command ...
... faint , remote playfulness in his tone which had not been heard in it lately , and which seemed to catch her ear pleasantly . " I am grieved to say that I don't know . But can I do anything ? What would you wish me to do ? Pray command ...
Page 72
... faint smile . Heyst's smiles were rather melancholy , and ac- corced badly with his great moustaches , under which his ne playfulness lurked as comfortably as a shy bird in its native thicket . " Much too long . 72 VICTORY.
... faint smile . Heyst's smiles were rather melancholy , and ac- corced badly with his great moustaches , under which his ne playfulness lurked as comfortably as a shy bird in its native thicket . " Much too long . 72 VICTORY.
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