Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 130
... better what it meant . The effort of her self - control , her stillness , impressed Ricardo . Suddenly she spoke : " What are you after ? " His hands reposing He did not raise his eyes . on his knees , his drooping head , something ...
... better what it meant . The effort of her self - control , her stillness , impressed Ricardo . Suddenly she spoke : " What are you after ? " His hands reposing He did not raise his eyes . on his knees , his drooping head , something ...
Page 133
... better find out for yourself , " she said . " You trust me . I don't want to die before you and I have made friends . " This was said with a strange air of feline gallantry . Then , tentatively : " But he could be brought to trust you ...
... better find out for yourself , " she said . " You trust me . I don't want to die before you and I have made friends . " This was said with a strange air of feline gallantry . Then , tentatively : " But he could be brought to trust you ...
Page 137
... better than good , " Ricardo murmured , and then , in a confidential burst : " I am not so good at it , but I carry a pretty deadly thing about me , all the same ! " He tapped his leg . She was past the stage of shudders now . Stiff all ...
... better than good , " Ricardo murmured , and then , in a confidential burst : " I am not so good at it , but I carry a pretty deadly thing about me , all the same ! " He tapped his leg . She was past the stage of shudders now . Stiff all ...
Page 147
... good . But he insisted ; she saw the beginning of wonder in his eyes , and suddenly gave way . " Perhaps I had better . " She did not want to arouse his wonder , which would lead him straight to suspicion . He must not VICTORY . 147.
... good . But he insisted ; she saw the beginning of wonder in his eyes , and suddenly gave way . " Perhaps I had better . " She did not want to arouse his wonder , which would lead him straight to suspicion . He must not VICTORY . 147.
Page 152
... better than animals ; but a hairy brute like Pedro , with his great fangs and ferocious growls , was altogether beyond his conception of anything that could be looked upon as human . The strong im- pression made on him by Pedro was the ...
... better than animals ; but a hairy brute like Pedro , with his great fangs and ferocious growls , was altogether beyond his conception of anything that could be looked upon as human . The strong im- pression made on him by Pedro was the ...
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