Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 73
... thoughts . It was as if there could be no end of his discoveries about that girl , at the most incongruous moments . She had on nothing but a hand - woven cotton sarong one of Heyst's few purchases , years ago , VICTORY . 73.
... thoughts . It was as if there could be no end of his discoveries about that girl , at the most incongruous moments . She had on nothing but a hand - woven cotton sarong one of Heyst's few purchases , years ago , VICTORY . 73.
Page 74
... sarong ended a good way above her ankles . She stood poised firmly , half - way between the table and the curtained doorway , the insteps of her bare feet gleaming like marble on the overshadowed matting of the floor . The fall of her ...
... sarong ended a good way above her ankles . She stood poised firmly , half - way between the table and the curtained doorway , the insteps of her bare feet gleaming like marble on the overshadowed matting of the floor . The fall of her ...
Page 75
... sarong , as if it were an airy disguise ; but her expression was serious . " No ! " she replied . " It was distress , rather . You see , you weren't there , and I couldn't tell why you had gone away from me . A nasty dream — the first I ...
... sarong , as if it were an airy disguise ; but her expression was serious . " No ! " she replied . " It was distress , rather . You see , you weren't there , and I couldn't tell why you had gone away from me . A nasty dream — the first I ...
Page 127
... sarong , the tuck of which had come undone during the fight . Then , folding her bare arms tightly on her breast , she leaned forward on her crossed legs , determined and without fear . Ricardo , leaning forward too , his nervous force ...
... sarong , the tuck of which had come undone during the fight . Then , folding her bare arms tightly on her breast , she leaned forward on her crossed legs , determined and without fear . Ricardo , leaning forward too , his nervous force ...
Page 144
... sarong had slipped down as low as her hip . The long brown tresses of her hair fell in lank wisps , as if wet , almost black against her white body . Her uncovered flank , damp with the sweat of anguish and fatigue , gleamed coldly with ...
... sarong had slipped down as low as her hip . The long brown tresses of her hair fell in lank wisps , as if wet , almost black against her white body . Her uncovered flank , damp with the sweat of anguish and fatigue , gleamed coldly with ...
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