Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 7
... he had gone down on his knees to pray that night ! -one morning I gave in . " Heyst tugged violently at a tuft of dried grass , and cast it away from him with a nervous gesture , 4 " I gave in , " he repeated . Looking VICTORY . 7.
... he had gone down on his knees to pray that night ! -one morning I gave in . " Heyst tugged violently at a tuft of dried grass , and cast it away from him with a nervous gesture , 4 " I gave in , " he repeated . Looking VICTORY . 7.
Page 26
... The flaming abyss of emptiness , the liquid , undulating glare , the tragic brutality of the light , made her long for the friendly night , with its stars stilled by an austere spell ; for the velvety dark sky and the 26 VICTORY . V ...
... The flaming abyss of emptiness , the liquid , undulating glare , the tragic brutality of the light , made her long for the friendly night , with its stars stilled by an austere spell ; for the velvety dark sky and the 26 VICTORY . V ...
Page 47
... more than forty hours without water , except that the night before they had licked the dew off the gunwales . Ricardo did not explain to Heyst how it hap- pened . At that precise moment he had no explana- VICTORY . 47.
... more than forty hours without water , except that the night before they had licked the dew off the gunwales . Ricardo did not explain to Heyst how it hap- pened . At that precise moment he had no explana- VICTORY . 47.
Page 56
... night descending on Samburan turned into dense shadow the point of land and the wharf itself , and gave a dark solidity to the unshimmering water extending to the last faint trace of light away to the west . Heyst stared at the guests ...
... night descending on Samburan turned into dense shadow the point of land and the wharf itself , and gave a dark solidity to the unshimmering water extending to the last faint trace of light away to the west . Heyst stared at the guests ...
Page 60
... night in his soundless manner . " My word ! Rails laid down and all , " exclaimed Ricardo softly , in a tone of admiration . " Well , I never ! " " We were working a coal - mine here , " said the late manager of the Tropical Belt Coal ...
... night in his soundless manner . " My word ! Rails laid down and all , " exclaimed Ricardo softly , in a tone of admiration . " Well , I never ! " " We were working a coal - mine here , " said the late manager of the Tropical Belt Coal ...
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