Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 42
... dark , bony poll . An oar , too , had been knocked overboard , probably by the sprawling man , who was still strug- gling between the thwarts . By this time Heyst regarded the visitation no longer with surprise , but with the sustained ...
... dark , bony poll . An oar , too , had been knocked overboard , probably by the sprawling man , who was still strug- gling between the thwarts . By this time Heyst regarded the visitation no longer with surprise , but with the sustained ...
Page 56
... dark solidity to the unshimmering water extending to the last faint trace of light away to the west . Heyst stared at the guests whom the renounced world had sent him thus at the end of the day . The only other vestige of light left on ...
... dark solidity to the unshimmering water extending to the last faint trace of light away to the west . Heyst stared at the guests whom the renounced world had sent him thus at the end of the day . The only other vestige of light left on ...
Page 60
... the west , where Venus cast her rays on the dark edge of the horizon , like a bright lamp hung above the grave of the sun . " We might be moving on , " proposed Heyst . " The Chinaman and that — ah ungrateful servant of 60 VICTORY .
... the west , where Venus cast her rays on the dark edge of the horizon , like a bright lamp hung above the grave of the sun . " We might be moving on , " proposed Heyst . " The Chinaman and that — ah ungrateful servant of 60 VICTORY .
Page 62
... darkness of the veranda , from which issued a sudden chattering of Mr. Jones's teeth , directly suppressed , and a slight shuffle of Ricardo's feet . Their guide and host , his back against the rail , seemed to have forgotten their ex ...
... darkness of the veranda , from which issued a sudden chattering of Mr. Jones's teeth , directly suppressed , and a slight shuffle of Ricardo's feet . Their guide and host , his back against the rail , seemed to have forgotten their ex ...
Page 63
... dark slope of a tall stand - up writing - desk a forgotten , solitary sheet of paper flew up and settled gracefully on the floor . Wang and Pedro came and went through the offended door , bringing the things off the trolley , one ...
... dark slope of a tall stand - up writing - desk a forgotten , solitary sheet of paper flew up and settled gracefully on the floor . Wang and Pedro came and went through the offended door , bringing the things off the trolley , one ...
Common terms and phrases
arms asked believe boat breast breath bungalow cardo chair cheroot Chinaman Chink clairvoyance cried crowbar curtain dark Davidson dead door doorway doubt dream eyes face faint feeling feet fellow felt forest frightened gentleman girl glance gleam gone governor gunwale hand HARVARD COLLEGE head hear heard henchman Heyst looked ISLAND TALE jetty Jones knees knew laugh leaned Lena light lips Malay Martin matter mean mind Morrison moustaches moved movement murmured never night Number once paused Pedro perhaps quiet raised revolver Ricardo round Samburan sandalwood sarong Schomberg secretary seemed shadow shoulders side sight silence smile sort sound speak staring startled steps stir strange suddenly surprised swag talk tell There's thing thought throat told tone tremely turned understand veranda Victory voice volcano volver wait Wang Wang's watched wharf What's whispered woman wonder words