Victory, Volume 2The tale of a Swedish nobleman living alone on an island in the South seas. An analysis of evil. |
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Page 34
... asked him where he had left Heyst . " Why , in 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 hermit ...
... asked him where he had left Heyst . " Why , in 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 hermit ...
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... asked in a distant , Officer - of - the - Reserve manner : " You desire ? ” The good Davidson still sponging his wet neck , de- clared with simplicity that he had come to fetch away Heyst , as agreed . " Not here ! " A Chinaman appeared ...
... asked in a distant , Officer - of - the - Reserve manner : " You desire ? ” The good Davidson still sponging his wet neck , de- clared with simplicity that he had come to fetch away Heyst , as agreed . " Not here ! " A Chinaman appeared ...
Page 37
... asked with brusque rage : " You wanted to see him ? " " Why , yes , " said Davidson . " We agreed to meet ” " Don't you bother . He doesn't care about that now . 99 " Doesn't he ? " " Well , you can judge for yourself . He isn't here ...
... asked with brusque rage : " You wanted to see him ? " " Why , yes , " said Davidson . " We agreed to meet ” " Don't you bother . He doesn't care about that now . 99 " Doesn't he ? " " Well , you can judge for yourself . He isn't here ...
Page 40
... asked himself : Did that speak just now ? Will it speak again ? It was as exciting , for the mere wonder of it , as trying to converse with a mechanism . A smile played about the fat features of Davidson ; the smile of a man making an ...
... asked himself : Did that speak just now ? Will it speak again ? It was as exciting , for the mere wonder of it , as trying to converse with a mechanism . A smile played about the fat features of Davidson ; the smile of a man making an ...
Page 41
... asked . " She did not go with them . She ran away . ' This was the pronouncement Davidson obtained next . It introduced a new sort of interest . " Well ! Well ! " he exclaimed placidly ; and then , with the air of a man who knows life ...
... asked . " She did not go with them . She ran away . ' This was the pronouncement Davidson obtained next . It introduced a new sort of interest . " Well ! Well ! " he exclaimed placidly ; and then , with the air of a man who knows life ...
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ain't Alfuro arms asked believe blue tooth boat breath brig bungalow buran chair cheroot chimæras Chinaman clairvoyance course dark Davidson door doorway eyes face faint feeling fellow felt frightened gaze gentleman girl glance gleam gone governor gunwale hand hanging head heard Heyst hotel-keeper island Java Sea jetty Jones knew Lena light lips looked Malay Martin matter mean mind Morrison moustaches moved movement murmured mysterious never night Number once paused Pedro perhaps physiognomy quiet Ricardo round Samburan sarong sauceboat Schom Schomberg schooner seemed shadow shoulders side sight silence smile sort sound Sourabaya speak stare stood strange suddenly surprised Swede table d'hôte talk tell Tesmans There's thing thought tion told tone Tropical Belt Coal turned understand verandah voice walked Wang watched wharf What's whispered woman wonder words Zangiacomo