Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 7
... mind was like a white- walled , pure chamber , furnished with , say , six straw- bottomed chairs , and he was always placing and displacing them in various combinations . But they were always the same chairs . He was extremely easy to ...
... mind was like a white- walled , pure chamber , furnished with , say , six straw- bottomed chairs , and he was always placing and displacing them in various combinations . But they were always the same chairs . He was extremely easy to ...
Page 8
... mind and in her heart . But it soon passed away , leaving only a moody expression . " It's difficult to resist where nothing matters , " he observed . " And perhaps there is a grain of freak- ishness in my nature . It amused me to go ...
... mind and in her heart . But it soon passed away , leaving only a moody expression . " It's difficult to resist where nothing matters , " he observed . " And perhaps there is a grain of freak- ishness in my nature . It amused me to go ...
Page 12
... mind seemed almost as bewildered , as full of incredulity , as his . " No. They were talking of you , really ; only I didn't know it . " " Who were they ? " Heyst raised his voice . " Who was talking of me ? Talking where ? " With the ...
... mind seemed almost as bewildered , as full of incredulity , as his . " No. They were talking of you , really ; only I didn't know it . " " Who were they ? " Heyst raised his voice . " Who was talking of me ? Talking where ? " With the ...
Page 20
... mind to make me unduly obstinate . I was simply moving on , while the others , perhaps , were going somewhere . indifference as to roads and purposes makes one meeker , as it were . And I may say truly , too , that I never did care , I ...
... mind to make me unduly obstinate . I was simply moving on , while the others , perhaps , were going somewhere . indifference as to roads and purposes makes one meeker , as it were . And I may say truly , too , that I never did care , I ...
Page 25
... mind . He swerved and , stepping up to her , sank to the ground by her side . Before she could make a move- ment , or even turn her head his way , he took her in his arms and kissed her lips . He tasted on them the bitterness of a tear ...
... mind . He swerved and , stepping up to her , sank to the ground by her side . Before she could make a move- ment , or even turn her head his way , he took her in his arms and kissed her lips . He tasted on them the bitterness of a tear ...
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