Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 62
... steps . As you see , there's a wide veranda . Sorry to keep you waiting for a moment ; the door is locked , I think . " He was heard trying it . Then he leaned against the rail , saying : " Wang will get the keys . " The others waited ...
... steps . As you see , there's a wide veranda . Sorry to keep you waiting for a moment ; the door is locked , I think . " He was heard trying it . Then he leaned against the rail , saying : " Wang will get the keys . " The others waited ...
Page 65
... steps of the veranda . Heyst glancing back casually , saw behind him still another light , —the light of the strangers ' open fire . A black , uncouth form , stooping over it mon- strously , staggered away into the outlying shadows ...
... steps of the veranda . Heyst glancing back casually , saw behind him still another light , —the light of the strangers ' open fire . A black , uncouth form , stooping over it mon- strously , staggered away into the outlying shadows ...
Page 66
... step , he saw her feet and the bottom part of her dress . The rest of her person was suggested dimly as high as her waist . She sat on a chair , and the gloom of the low eaves descended upon her head and shoulders . She didn't stir ...
... step , he saw her feet and the bottom part of her dress . The rest of her person was suggested dimly as high as her waist . She sat on a chair , and the gloom of the low eaves descended upon her head and shoulders . She didn't stir ...
Page 74
... and in the proportions of her body which suggested a reduction from a heroic size . She moved forward a step . " What is it you have missed ? " she asked again , Heyst turned his back altogether on the table . The 74 VICTORY .
... and in the proportions of her body which suggested a reduction from a heroic size . She moved forward a step . " What is it you have missed ? " she asked again , Heyst turned his back altogether on the table . The 74 VICTORY .
Page 79
... steps . The lightness of the curtain he had to lift as he passed out , and the outer door , wide open on the blackness of the veranda - for the roof eaves came down low , shutting out the starlight — gave him a sense of having been ...
... steps . The lightness of the curtain he had to lift as he passed out , and the outer door , wide open on the blackness of the veranda - for the roof eaves came down low , shutting out the starlight — gave him a sense of having been ...
Common terms and phrases
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