Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 39
... , till the voice of Number One called him sharply forward into the open . He obeyed . " Where's that boat ? " asked Heyst forcibly . " I say — where is it ? ” Nothing whatever was to be seen between the point and VICTORY . 393.
... , till the voice of Number One called him sharply forward into the open . He obeyed . " Where's that boat ? " asked Heyst forcibly . " I say — where is it ? ” Nothing whatever was to be seen between the point and VICTORY . 393.
Page 53
... Number One , crowbar in hand , motionless as before . Ricardo was perhaps not so certain of Pedro's toughness as he affirmed ; for he stooped , peering under the wharf , then moved forward out of sight . The gush of water , ceasing ...
... Number One , crowbar in hand , motionless as before . Ricardo was perhaps not so certain of Pedro's toughness as he affirmed ; for he stooped , peering under the wharf , then moved forward out of sight . The gush of water , ceasing ...
Page 63
... Number One , Wang made several journeys with the lantern to the store - rooms , bringing in blankets , provisions in tins , coffee , sugar , and a packet of candles . He lighted one , and stuck it on the ledge of the stand - up desk ...
... Number One , Wang made several journeys with the lantern to the store - rooms , bringing in blankets , provisions in tins , coffee , sugar , and a packet of candles . He lighted one , and stuck it on the ledge of the stand - up desk ...
Page 81
... numbers " principle , which somehow was not much to Heyst's taste . He went in gloomily , and stood over the empty drawer in deep and unsatisfactory thought . He had just made up his mind that he must breathe nothing of this to the girl ...
... numbers " principle , which somehow was not much to Heyst's taste . He went in gloomily , and stood over the empty drawer in deep and unsatisfactory thought . He had just made up his mind that he must breathe nothing of this to the girl ...
Page 111
... Number One's bungalow with an animal - like patience , if with a very human com- plexity of purpose . This was the second morning of such watching . The first one had not been rewarded by success . hurry . Well , strictly speaking ...
... Number One's bungalow with an animal - like patience , if with a very human com- plexity of purpose . This was the second morning of such watching . The first one had not been rewarded by success . hurry . Well , strictly speaking ...
Common terms and phrases
arms asked believe boat breast breath bungalow cardo chair cheroot Chinaman Chink clairvoyance cried crowbar curtain dark Davidson dead door doorway doubt dream eyes face faint feeling feet fellow felt forest frightened gentleman girl glance gleam gone governor gunwale hand HARVARD COLLEGE head hear heard henchman Heyst looked ISLAND TALE jetty Jones knees knew laugh leaned Lena light lips Malay Martin matter mean mind Morrison moustaches moved movement murmured never night Number once paused Pedro perhaps quiet raised revolver Ricardo round Samburan sandalwood sarong Schomberg secretary seemed shadow shoulders side sight silence smile sort sound speak staring startled steps stir strange suddenly surprised swag talk tell There's thing thought throat told tone tremely turned understand veranda Victory voice volcano volver wait Wang Wang's watched wharf What's whispered woman wonder words