Victory: An Island TaleA story of rescue and violent tragedy set in the Malayan archipelago, 'Victory' combines high adventure with sensitive portrayal of three drifters. |
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Page 54
... Chinamen up the trees - Hey , John ! You climb tree to see fight , eh ? " The boy , almond - eyed and impassive , emitted a scornful grunt , finished wiping the table , and with- drew . " That's what it was - a real go - as - you ...
... Chinamen up the trees - Hey , John ! You climb tree to see fight , eh ? " The boy , almond - eyed and impassive , emitted a scornful grunt , finished wiping the table , and with- drew . " That's what it was - a real go - as - you ...
Page 65
... Chinaman appeared promptly . Davidson ordered a drink and sat tight . " I would have ordered twenty drinks one after an- other , if necessary , " he said - Davidson's a very ab- stemious man- " rather than take that parcel out of the ...
... Chinaman appeared promptly . Davidson ordered a drink and sat tight . " I would have ordered twenty drinks one after an- other , if necessary , " he said - Davidson's a very ab- stemious man- " rather than take that parcel out of the ...
Page 66
... Chinaman out of the room , and then seized the parcel , which was reposing on a chair near him , and with no more than a mutter- " This is something of yours " - he rammed it swiftly into a recess in the counter , at her feet . There ...
... Chinaman out of the room , and then seized the parcel , which was reposing on a chair near him , and with no more than a mutter- " This is something of yours " - he rammed it swiftly into a recess in the counter , at her feet . There ...
Page 124
... China- man to bring in the drinks . His purpose was to dis- cover how long these guests intended to stay . Ri- cardo displayed no conversational vein , but Mr. Jones appeared communicative enough . His voice some- how matched his sunken ...
... China- man to bring in the drinks . His purpose was to dis- cover how long these guests intended to stay . Ri- cardo displayed no conversational vein , but Mr. Jones appeared communicative enough . His voice some- how matched his sunken ...
Page 129
... Jones . " Ah , I see you want to make a success of it . Very good . That's the way to get on . Don't let it dis- turb you . You chase all the Chinamen to bed early , · and we'll get Pedro here every evening . He isn't VICTORY 129.
... Jones . " Ah , I see you want to make a success of it . Very good . That's the way to get on . Don't let it dis- turb you . You chase all the Chinamen to bed early , · and we'll get Pedro here every evening . He isn't VICTORY 129.
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