Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 50
... governor shoot him . " He smiled up at Heyst in his peculiar lip - re- tracting manner , and added by way of afterthought : " That's what will happen to him in the end , if he doesn't learn to restrain himself . But I've taught him to ...
... governor shoot him . " He smiled up at Heyst in his peculiar lip - re- tracting manner , and added by way of afterthought : " That's what will happen to him in the end , if he doesn't learn to restrain himself . But I've taught him to ...
Page 51
... governor sat at the tiller , but he couldn't speak to us . She drove in between the piles till she hit something , and we all tumbled off the thwarts as if we had been drunk . Drunk - ha , ha ! Too dry , by George ! We fetched in here ...
... governor sat at the tiller , but he couldn't speak to us . She drove in between the piles till she hit something , and we all tumbled off the thwarts as if we had been drunk . Drunk - ha , ha ! Too dry , by George ! We fetched in here ...
Page 85
... governor . He looked upon it as a sort of sport . A gentleman naturally would . But this ticklish and important job had to be pulled off at all costs , both for honour and for safety . Ricardo rose quietly , and made his way on the ...
... governor . He looked upon it as a sort of sport . A gentleman naturally would . But this ticklish and important job had to be pulled off at all costs , both for honour and for safety . Ricardo rose quietly , and made his way on the ...
Page 86
... governor views and reflections of such importance that it was absolutely necessary for him to watch their effect on the very countenance of the hearer . At first he had thought that these matters could have waited till daylight ; but ...
... governor views and reflections of such importance that it was absolutely necessary for him to watch their effect on the very countenance of the hearer . At first he had thought that these matters could have waited till daylight ; but ...
Page 87
... little think ourselves , " added Ricardo , reassured . Long as they had been together the moods of his governor were still a source of anxiety to his simple soul . " You are always making a fuss , " remarked VICTORY . 87.
... little think ourselves , " added Ricardo , reassured . Long as they had been together the moods of his governor were still a source of anxiety to his simple soul . " You are always making a fuss , " remarked VICTORY . 87.
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