Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 28
... 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 . " Wang has been looking out for us . late . " We are " Was he ? I thought I saw ...
... 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 . " Wang has been looking out for us . late . " We are " Was he ? I thought I saw ...
Page 38
... veranda followed by Wang . " White men ? Impossible ! " Over the clearing the 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 ...
... veranda followed by Wang . " White men ? Impossible ! " Over the clearing the 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 ...
Page 62
... 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 , two vague shapes nearly mingled ...
... 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 , two vague shapes nearly mingled ...
Page 65
... 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 . The kettle had ...
... 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 . The kettle had ...
Page 69
... veranda in the direction of the other bungalow . The fire of sticks in front of it had gone out . No faint glow of embers , not the slightest thread of light in that direction , hinted at the presence of strangers . The darker shapes in ...
... veranda in the direction of the other bungalow . The fire of sticks in front of it had gone out . No faint glow of embers , not the slightest thread of light in that direction , hinted at the presence of strangers . The darker shapes in ...
Common terms and phrases
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