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 40
... Schomberg's easy time . He lounged out , portly , deliberate , on the defensive , the great fair beard like a cuirass over his manly chest . He did not like David- son , never a very faithful client of his . He hit a bell on one of the ...
... Schomberg's easy time . He lounged out , portly , deliberate , on the defensive , the great fair beard like a cuirass over his manly chest . He did not like David- son , never a very faithful client of his . He hit a bell on one of the ...
Page 41
... Schomberg . " I am sure to find out at the Tesmans ' office , " he thought . But it was a very hot hour , and if Heyst was down at the port he would have learned already that the Sissie was in . It was even possible that Heyst had ...
... Schomberg . " I am sure to find out at the Tesmans ' office , " he thought . But it was a very hot hour , and if Heyst was down at the port he would have learned already that the Sissie was in . It was even possible that Heyst had ...
Page 42
... Schomberg had expected to hear . He called brutally : " Boy ! " The Chinaman approached , and after referring him to the white man by a nod the hotel - keeper departed , muttering to himself . Davidson heard him gnash his teeth as he ...
... Schomberg had expected to hear . He called brutally : " Boy ! " The Chinaman approached , and after referring him to the white man by a nod the hotel - keeper departed , muttering to himself . Davidson heard him gnash his teeth as he ...
Page 43
... Schomberg's wife , no doubt with truth . As somebody remarked cynically once , she was too unattractive to be any- thing else . The opinion that he treated her abomin- ably was based on her frightened expression . David- son lifted his ...
... Schomberg's wife , no doubt with truth . As somebody remarked cynically once , she was too unattractive to be any- thing else . The opinion that he treated her abomin- ably was based on her frightened expression . David- son lifted his ...
Page 44
... Schomberg might have trained her , for domestic reasons , to keep them to herself . But Davidson felt in honour obliged to converse ; so he said , putting his own interpretation on this surprising silence : " I see not much account ...
... Schomberg might have trained her , for domestic reasons , to keep them to herself . But Davidson felt in honour obliged to converse ; so he said , putting his own interpretation on this surprising silence : " I see not much account ...
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