Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 43
... coming along the jetty slowly , with intent , straining eyes . " Run back and bring a crowbar here . There's one lying by the coal - heap , " Heyst shouted to him . The man standing in the boat sat down on the thwart behind him . A ...
... coming along the jetty slowly , with intent , straining eyes . " Run back and bring a crowbar here . There's one lying by the coal - heap , " Heyst shouted to him . The man standing in the boat sat down on the thwart behind him . A ...
Page 45
... coming on like a cannonball , took the man at the pipe in flank , with enough force to tear his grip loose and fling him headlong into the stern - sheets . He fell upon the folded legs of the man at the tiller , who , roused by the ...
... coming on like a cannonball , took the man at the pipe in flank , with enough force to tear his grip loose and fling him headlong into the stern - sheets . He fell upon the folded legs of the man at the tiller , who , roused by the ...
Page 54
... of temper , " explained Mr. Jones from the stern - sheets . The subject of this dialogue , coming out just ) then from under the wharf into the visible part of the boat , made himself heard in his own defence 54 VICTORY .
... of temper , " explained Mr. Jones from the stern - sheets . The subject of this dialogue , coming out just ) then from under the wharf into the visible part of the boat , made himself heard in his own defence 54 VICTORY .
Page 55
... detail too long . For the last two days , the horrors of thirst , coming on them unexpectedly , had prevented consultation . They had had to pull for dear life . But the man on the wharf , were he in league with the devil VICTORY . 55.
... detail too long . For the last two days , the horrors of thirst , coming on them unexpectedly , had prevented consultation . They had had to pull for dear life . But the man on the wharf , were he in league with the devil VICTORY . 55.
Page 99
... coming ashore ; but Ricardo had very soon spotted the characteristic form . He only wished he could believe that the plunder of treachery , duplicity , and all the moral abominations of Heyst had been there . But no ; the blamed thing ...
... coming ashore ; but Ricardo had very soon spotted the characteristic form . He only wished he could believe that the plunder of treachery , duplicity , and all the moral abominations of Heyst had been there . But no ; the blamed thing ...
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