Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 28
... Wang , though the girl was not at all sure that she had seen anything move . Heyst had no doubts . " Wang has been looking out for us . late . " We are " Was he ? I thought I saw something white for a moment , and then I did not see it ...
... Wang , though the girl was not at all sure that she had seen anything move . Heyst had no doubts . " Wang has been looking out for us . late . " We are " Was he ? I thought I saw something white for a moment , and then I did not see it ...
Page 29
... Wang materialised without a sound , unheard , uncalled , and did his office . Which being accomplished , at a given moment he was not . A great silence brooded over Samburan - the silence of the great heat that seems pregnant with fatal ...
... Wang materialised without a sound , unheard , uncalled , and did his office . Which being accomplished , at a given moment he was not . A great silence brooded over Samburan - the silence of the great heat that seems pregnant with fatal ...
Page 37
... Wang made himself visible . Heyst was tempted to laugh at first . This practical comment on his affirma- tion that ... Wang's bearing suggested his being out of breath ; but he did not pant , and his voice was steady . " No - row . " It ...
... Wang made himself visible . Heyst was tempted to laugh at first . This practical comment on his affirma- tion that ... Wang's bearing suggested his being out of breath ; but he did not pant , and his voice was steady . " No - row . " It ...
Page 38
... Wang says there is a boat in sight - somewhere near , ap- parently . Where's that boat , Wang ? ” " Round the point , " said Wang , leaping into Malay unexpectedly , and in a loud voice . " White men - three . ” " So close as that ...
... Wang says there is a boat in sight - somewhere near , ap- parently . Where's that boat , Wang ? ” " Round the point , " said Wang , leaping into Malay unexpectedly , and in a loud voice . " White men - three . ” " So close as that ...
Page 39
... Wang . " Where were you when you first saw the boat ? " he asked over his shoulder . Wang explained in Malay that he had gone to the shore end of the wharf , to get a few lumps of coal from the big heap , when , happening to raise his ...
... Wang . " Where were you when you first saw the boat ? " he asked over his shoulder . Wang explained in Malay that he had gone to the shore end of the wharf , to get a few lumps of coal from the big heap , when , happening to raise his ...
Common terms and phrases
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