Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 22
... asked . " I wouldn't judge you ; not for anything . " " Really ? " " It would be as if I dared to judge everything that there is . " With her other hand she made a gesture that seemed to embrace in one movement the earth and the heaven ...
... asked . " I wouldn't judge you ; not for anything . " " Really ? " " It would be as if I dared to judge everything that there is . " With her other hand she made a gesture that seemed to embrace in one movement the earth and the heaven ...
Page 28
... asked with naïve curiosity and uneasiness . " Not in such perfection , " said Heyst , amused . He noticed with approval that she was not heated by the walk . The drops of perspiration on her fore- head were like dew on the cool , white ...
... asked with naïve curiosity and uneasiness . " Not in such perfection , " said Heyst , amused . He noticed with approval that she was not heated by the walk . The drops of perspiration on her fore- head were like dew on the cool , white ...
Page 33
... asked . She lowered her eyelids and turned her head a little . 66 I have done nothing , " she said in a low voice . " It's you who have been good , helpful , and tender to me . Perhaps you love me for that - just for that ; or perhaps ...
... asked . She lowered her eyelids and turned her head a little . 66 I have done nothing , " she said in a low voice . " It's you who have been good , helpful , and tender to me . Perhaps you love me for that - just for that ; or perhaps ...
Page 37
... asked Heyst sternly . " Boat out there , " said the Chinaman . " Where ? What do you mean ? Boat adrift in the straits ? " Some subtle change in Wang's bearing suggested his being out of breath ; but he did not pant , and his voice was ...
... asked Heyst sternly . " Boat out there , " said the Chinaman . " Where ? What do you mean ? Boat adrift in the straits ? " Some subtle change in Wang's bearing suggested his being out of breath ; but he did not pant , and his voice was ...
Page 39
... asked over his shoulder . Wang explained in Malay that he had gone to the shore end of the wharf , to get a few lumps of coal from the big heap , when , happening to raise his eyes from the ground , he saw the boat- t — a white man boat ...
... asked over his shoulder . Wang explained in Malay that he had gone to the shore end of the wharf , to get a few lumps of coal from the big heap , when , happening to raise his eyes from the ground , he saw the boat- t — a white man boat ...
Common terms and phrases
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