Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 45
... Samburan on purpose to see what was going on . At first , it looked as if that side of the island had been alto- gether abandoned . This was what he expected . Pres- ently , above the dense mass of vegetation that Samburan presents to ...
... Samburan on purpose to see what was going on . At first , it looked as if that side of the island had been alto- gether abandoned . This was what he expected . Pres- ently , above the dense mass of vegetation that Samburan presents to ...
Page 47
... Samburan , he made it his practice to take the pas- sage along the north shore , within about a mile of the wharf . " He can see us if he likes to see us , " remarked Davidson . Then he had an after - thought : " I say ! I hope he won't ...
... Samburan , he made it his practice to take the pas- sage along the north shore , within about a mile of the wharf . " He can see us if he likes to see us , " remarked Davidson . Then he had an after - thought : " I say ! I hope he won't ...
Page 50
... Samburan . But it was of no use . He had not the hermit's voca- tion ! That was the trouble , it seems . Be this as it may , he suddenly reappeared in the world , broad chest , bald forehead , long moustaches , polite manner , and all ...
... Samburan . But it was of no use . He had not the hermit's voca- tion ! That was the trouble , it seems . Be this as it may , he suddenly reappeared in the world , broad chest , bald forehead , long moustaches , polite manner , and all ...
Page 65
... Samburan ; and that was no joking matter . The loneliness , the ruins of the spot , had impressed Davidson's simple soul . They were in- compatible with the frivolous comments of people who had not seen it . That black jetty , sticking ...
... Samburan ; and that was no joking matter . The loneliness , the ruins of the spot , had impressed Davidson's simple soul . They were in- compatible with the frivolous comments of people who had not seen it . That black jetty , sticking ...
Page 69
... Samburan has upset his brain . He never stopped to consider , or he couldn't have done it . No sane man . . . . How is a thing like that to go on ? What's he going to do with her in the end ? It's madness . " " You say that he's mad ...
... Samburan has upset his brain . He never stopped to consider , or he couldn't have done it . No sane man . . . . How is a thing like that to go on ? What's he going to do with her in the end ? It's madness . " " You say that he's mad ...
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