Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 12
... shadow among men . Besides , he had in him a half - unconscious notion that he was above the level of island gossip . " But you said first that it was of Morrison they talked , " he remarked to the girl , sinking on his heels , and no ...
... shadow among men . Besides , he had in him a half - unconscious notion that he was above the level of island gossip . " But you said first that it was of Morrison they talked , " he remarked to the girl , sinking on his heels , and no ...
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... shadow of the sea , conveying peace to the day - weary heart . She put her hand to her eyes . Behind her back Heyst spoke gently . " Let us get on , Lena . " She walked ahead in silence . Heyst remarked that they had never been out ...
... shadow of the sea , conveying peace to the day - weary heart . She put her hand to her eyes . Behind her back Heyst spoke gently . " Let us get on , Lena . " She walked ahead in silence . Heyst remarked that they had never been out ...
Page 28
... shadows , miserable and sinister . They crossed the open for the bungalow . On the veranda they fancied they had a glimpse of a vanishing Wang , though the girl was not at all sure that she had seen anything move . Heyst had no doubts ...
... shadows , miserable and sinister . They crossed the open for the bungalow . On the veranda they fancied they had a glimpse of a vanishing Wang , though the girl was not at all sure that she had seen anything move . Heyst had no doubts ...
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... shadows were already lengthening . The sun hung low ; a ruddy glare lay on the burnt black patch in front of the bungalow , and slanted on the ground between the straight , tall , mast - like trees soaring a hundred feet or more with ...
... shadows were already lengthening . The sun hung low ; a ruddy glare lay on the burnt black patch in front of the bungalow , and slanted on the ground between the straight , tall , mast - like trees soaring a hundred feet or more with ...
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... shadow , lustrous and empty , while beyond the land , the open sea lay blue and opaque under the sun . Heyst's eyes swept all over the offing till they met , far off , the dark cone of the volcano , with its faint plume of smoke ...
... shadow , lustrous and empty , while beyond the land , the open sea lay blue and opaque under the sun . Heyst's eyes swept all over the offing till they met , far off , the dark cone of the volcano , with its faint plume of smoke ...
Common terms and phrases
arms asked believe boat breast breath bungalow cardo chair cheroot Chinaman Chink clairvoyance cried crowbar curtain dark Davidson dead door doorway doubt dream eyes face faint feeling feet fellow felt forest frightened gentleman girl glance gleam gone governor gunwale hand HARVARD COLLEGE head hear heard henchman Heyst looked ISLAND TALE jetty Jones knees knew laugh leaned Lena light lips Malay Martin matter mean mind Morrison moustaches moved movement murmured never night Number once paused Pedro perhaps quiet raised revolver Ricardo round Samburan sandalwood sarong Schomberg secretary seemed shadow shoulders side sight silence smile sort sound speak staring startled steps stir strange suddenly surprised swag talk tell There's thing thought throat told tone tremely turned understand veranda Victory voice volcano volver wait Wang Wang's watched wharf What's whispered woman wonder words