Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 58
... Jones , being directly addressed , took up his part in the concerted piece : " Really , when I saw a wharf on what might have been an uninhabited island , I couldn't believe my eyes . I doubted its existence . I thought it was a ...
... Jones , being directly addressed , took up his part in the concerted piece : " Really , when I saw a wharf on what might have been an uninhabited island , I couldn't believe my eyes . I doubted its existence . I thought it was a ...
Page 59
... Jones began to explain languidly to Heyst that they were in a pretty bad state that morning , when they caught sight of the smoke of the volcano . It nerved them to make an effort for their lives . Soon afterward they made out the ...
... Jones began to explain languidly to Heyst that they were in a pretty bad state that morning , when they caught sight of the smoke of the volcano . It nerved them to make an effort for their lives . Soon afterward they made out the ...
Page 60
... Jones in his soaked clothes . " I may infer , then , that there is a settlement of white people here ? " he murmured , shivering visibly . Heyst roused himself . " Oh , abandoned , abandoned . I am alone here- practically alone ; but ...
... Jones in his soaked clothes . " I may infer , then , that there is a settlement of white people here ? " he murmured , shivering visibly . Heyst roused himself . " Oh , abandoned , abandoned . I am alone here- practically alone ; but ...
Page 61
... Jones , who swayed in the gloom , enclosed by the stalks of tropical grass , almost as slender as a stalk of grass himself . In this order they emerged into the open space kept clear of vegetation by Wang's judicious system of ...
... Jones , who swayed in the gloom , enclosed by the stalks of tropical grass , almost as slender as a stalk of grass himself . In this order they emerged into the open space kept clear of vegetation by Wang's judicious system of ...
Page 62
... Jones's teeth , directly suppressed , and a slight shuffle of Ricardo's feet . Their guide and host , his back against the rail , seemed to have forgotten their ex- istence . Suddenly he moved , and murmured : " Ah , here's the trolley ...
... Jones's teeth , directly suppressed , and a slight shuffle of Ricardo's feet . Their guide and host , his back against the rail , seemed to have forgotten their ex- istence . Suddenly he moved , and murmured : " Ah , here's the trolley ...
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