Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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... leaving only a moody expression . " It's difficult to resist where nothing matters , " he observed . " And perhaps there is a grain of freak- ishness in my nature . It amused me to go about uttering silly , commonplace phrases . I was ...
... leaving only a moody expression . " It's difficult to resist where nothing matters , " he observed . " And perhaps there is a grain of freak- ishness in my nature . It amused me to go about uttering silly , commonplace phrases . I was ...
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... leaving behind emptiness , desolation , regret . His resentment was not against the girl , but against life itself — that commonest of snares , in which he felt himself caught , seeing clearly the plot of plots and unconsoled by the ...
... leaving behind emptiness , desolation , regret . His resentment was not against the girl , but against life itself — that commonest of snares , in which he felt himself caught , seeing clearly the plot of plots and unconsoled by the ...
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... leaving her only her youth , which seemed very pathetic , very much at his mercy . He moved quickly toward the chair . “ Tired , are you ? It's my fault , taking you up so high and keeping you out so long . Such a windless day , too ...
... leaving her only her youth , which seemed very pathetic , very much at his mercy . He moved quickly toward the chair . “ Tired , are you ? It's my fault , taking you up so high and keeping you out so long . Such a windless day , too ...
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... leaving as much on the surface as a floating oar , was still more unlikely . The theory of a phantom boat would have been more credible than that . " Confound it ! " he muttered to himself . He was unpleasantly affected by this mystery ...
... leaving as much on the surface as a floating oar , was still more unlikely . The theory of a phantom boat would have been more credible than that . " Confound it ! " he muttered to himself . He was unpleasantly affected by this mystery ...
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... arm's length , as if across a chasm . Having received the thanks of his guests , Heyst wished them good night and withdrew , leaving them to their repose . VIII Heyst walked away slowly . There was still no 64 VICTORY .
... arm's length , as if across a chasm . Having received the thanks of his guests , Heyst wished them good night and withdrew , leaving them to their repose . VIII Heyst walked away slowly . There was still no 64 VICTORY .
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