Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 26
... waited as if unwilling to hear the sound of his own voice . " We had better go down now , " he suggested in a low tone . He extended his hand to help her up . He had the intention to smile , but abandoned it at the nearer sight of her ...
... waited as if unwilling to hear the sound of his own voice . " We had better go down now , " he suggested in a low tone . He extended his hand to help her up . He had the intention to smile , but abandoned it at the nearer sight of her ...
Page 46
... Wait ! Let me have that tiller . I will teach him to shove himself in front of a caballero ! " Martin Ricardo flourished the heavy piece of wood , leaped forward with astonishing vigour , and brought it down on Pedro's head with a crash ...
... Wait ! Let me have that tiller . I will teach him to shove himself in front of a caballero ! " Martin Ricardo flourished the heavy piece of wood , leaped forward with astonishing vigour , and brought it down on Pedro's head with a crash ...
Page 62
... 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 together in the darkness of the ...
... 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 together in the darkness of the ...
Page 66
... waiting for you — in the dark . ” Heyst , on the top step , leaned against a wooden pillar , after moving the lantern to one side . " I have been thinking that it is just as well you had no light . But wasn't it dull for you to sit in ...
... waiting for you — in the dark . ” Heyst , on the top step , leaned against a wooden pillar , after moving the lantern to one side . " I have been thinking that it is just as well you had no light . But wasn't it dull for you to sit in ...
Page 79
... waited for her to move ; but she did not stir . While he looked at her , he had a vision of himself lying there too , also fast asleep , and it occurred to him for the first time in his life - very defenceless . This quite novel ...
... waited for her to move ; but she did not stir . While he looked at her , he had a vision of himself lying there too , also fast asleep , and it occurred to him for the first time in his life - very defenceless . This quite novel ...
Common terms and phrases
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