Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 37
... Boat out there , " said the Chinaman . " Where ? What do you mean ? Boat adrift in the straits ? " Some subtle change in Wang's bearing suggested his being out of breath ; but he did not pant , and his voice was steady . " No - row ...
... Boat out there , " said the Chinaman . " Where ? What do you mean ? Boat adrift in the straits ? " Some subtle change in Wang's bearing suggested his being out of breath ; but he did not pant , and his voice was steady . " No - row ...
Page 38
... 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 ? " exclaimed Heyst ...
... 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 ? " exclaimed Heyst ...
Page 39
... boat , not a canoe . He had good eyes . He had seen the boat , with the men at the oars ; and here Wang made a particular gesture over his eyes . He had turned at once and run to the house to report . " No mistake , eh ? " said Heyst ...
... boat , not a canoe . He had good eyes . He had seen the boat , with the men at the oars ; and here Wang made a particular gesture over his eyes . He had turned at once and run to the house to report . " No mistake , eh ? " said Heyst ...
Page 40
... boat . It was very uncanny . Heyst thought of some strange hallucination . Unlikely enough ; but that a boat with three men in it should have sunk between the point and the jetty , suddenly , like a stone , with- out leaving as much on ...
... boat . It was very uncanny . Heyst thought of some strange hallucination . Unlikely enough ; but that a boat with three men in it should have sunk between the point and the jetty , suddenly , like a stone , with- out leaving as much on ...
Page 41
... boat , with a clatter of oars and spars , failed to make him move for a moment . When his mind seized its meaning , he had no difficulty in locating the sound . It had come from below - from under the jetty ! He ran back for a dozen ...
... boat , with a clatter of oars and spars , failed to make him move for a moment . When his mind seized its meaning , he had no difficulty in locating the sound . It had come from below - from under the jetty ! He ran back for a dozen ...
Common terms and phrases
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