Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 6
... gives you this severe air , I am willing to sit here and look at you till you are ready to go . " And this was true ... give herself up to him more completely , by some act of absolute sacrifice . This was something of which he did not ...
... gives you this severe air , I am willing to sit here and look at you till you are ready to go . " And this was true ... give herself up to him more completely , by some act of absolute sacrifice . This was something of which he did not ...
Page 19
... give you something more , or better , or what- ever it is you want . " He was touched by the sincere accent of these simple words . " I tell you what you can do you can tell me whether you would have gone with me like this if you had ...
... give you something more , or better , or what- ever it is you want . " He was touched by the sincere accent of these simple words . " I tell you what you can do you can tell me whether you would have gone with me like this if you had ...
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... give you an idea . There are men who haven't been in such tight places as I have found myself in who have had to - to shed blood , as the saying is . Even the wilds hold prizes which tempt some people ; but I had no schemes , no plans ...
... give you an idea . There are men who haven't been in such tight places as I have found myself in who have had to - to shed blood , as the saying is . Even the wilds hold prizes which tempt some people ; but I had no schemes , no plans ...
Page 28
... , solid and supple , with an ever growing appreciation . " Go in and rest yourself for a quarter of an hour ; and then Mr. Wang will give us something to eat , ” he said . They had found the table laid . When they came 28 VICTORY .
... , solid and supple , with an ever growing appreciation . " Go in and rest yourself for a quarter of an hour ; and then Mr. Wang will give us something to eat , ” he said . They had found the table laid . When they came 28 VICTORY .
Page 31
... miserably tumbled bed of their servitude . Man alone can give one the disgust of pity ; yet I find it easier to believe in the misfortune of mankind than in its wickedness . These were the last words . Heyst lowered the book VICTORY . 31.
... miserably tumbled bed of their servitude . Man alone can give one the disgust of pity ; yet I find it easier to believe in the misfortune of mankind than in its wickedness . These were the last words . Heyst lowered the book VICTORY . 31.
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