Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 6
... eyes moved in his direction , rested on him , then returned to their stare into the deeper gloom at the foot of the straight tree - trunks , whose spreading crowns were slowly withdrawing their shade . The warm air stirred slightly ...
... eyes moved in his direction , rested on him , then returned to their stare into the deeper gloom at the foot of the straight tree - trunks , whose spreading crowns were slowly withdrawing their shade . The warm air stirred slightly ...
Page 8
... eyes only , the girl noticed the strong feeling on his face with that intense interest which his person awakened in her mind and in her heart . But it soon passed away , leaving only a moody expression . " It's difficult to resist where ...
... eyes only , the girl noticed the strong feeling on his face with that intense interest which his person awakened in her mind and in her heart . But it soon passed away , leaving only a moody expression . " It's difficult to resist where ...
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... eyes- " He was looking straight into them , and as a matter of fact had forgotten all about the late Mor- rison at that moment . " No , " he exclaimed suddenly . " What an im- penetrable girl you are , Lena , with those grey eyes of ...
... eyes- " He was looking straight into them , and as a matter of fact had forgotten all about the late Mor- rison at that moment . " No , " he exclaimed suddenly . " What an im- penetrable girl you are , Lena , with those grey eyes of ...
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... " It broke the spell , " muttered Heyst in angry dis- appointment , as if he had been deceived in some hope . The girl , from her position a little above him , surveyed with still eyes the abstracted silence of the man 16 VICTORY .
... " It broke the spell , " muttered Heyst in angry dis- appointment , as if he had been deceived in some hope . The girl , from her position a little above him , surveyed with still eyes the abstracted silence of the man 16 VICTORY .
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... eyes wider , with an effect of immense surprise . It was a purely me- chanical effect , because she was neither surprised nor puzzled . In fact , she could understand him better then than at any moment since she first set eyes on him ...
... eyes wider , with an effect of immense surprise . It was a purely me- chanical effect , because she was neither surprised nor puzzled . In fact , she could understand him better then than at any moment since she first set eyes on him ...
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