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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... Sourabaya firm - tip - top house . Well , Mr. Tesman was a kindly , benevolent old gen- tleman . He did not know what to make of that caller . After telling him that they wished to render his stay among the islands as pleasant as ...
... Sourabaya firm - tip - top house . Well , Mr. Tesman was a kindly , benevolent old gen- tleman . He did not know what to make of that caller . After telling him that they wished to render his stay among the islands as pleasant as ...
Page 21
... in Bangkok , then somewhere else , and ultimately in Sourabaya . He dragged after him up and down that section of the tropical belt a silent , frightened lit- tle woman with long ringlets , who smiled at one VICTORY 21.
... in Bangkok , then somewhere else , and ultimately in Sourabaya . He dragged after him up and down that section of the tropical belt a silent , frightened lit- tle woman with long ringlets , who smiled at one VICTORY 21.
Page 37
... Sourabaya - where else ? " The Tesmans had their principal counting - house in Sourabaya . There had long existed a connection be- tween Heyst and the Tesmans . The incongruity of a VICTORY 37.
... Sourabaya - where else ? " The Tesmans had their principal counting - house in Sourabaya . There had long existed a connection be- tween Heyst and the Tesmans . The incongruity of a VICTORY 37.
Page 38
... Sourabaya , of course , and took it for granted that he would stay with one of the Tesmans . One of us even wondered what sort of re- ception he would get ; for it was known that Julius Tesman was unreasonably bitter about the Tropical ...
... Sourabaya , of course , and took it for granted that he would stay with one of the Tesmans . One of us even wondered what sort of re- ception he would get ; for it was known that Julius Tesman was unreasonably bitter about the Tropical ...
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... Sourabaya , especially , often means fever and the hos pital to the incautious white man . The prudent Davidson sought shelter in the near- est darkened room . In the artificial dusk , beyond the levels of shrouded billiard - tables , a ...
... Sourabaya , especially , often means fever and the hos pital to the incautious white man . The prudent Davidson sought shelter in the near- est darkened room . In the artificial dusk , beyond the levels of shrouded billiard - tables , a ...
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