Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 18
... don't even suspect yet ; but you can't be seen quite through . " He sank to the ground by her side and took her hand . She asked gently : " What more do you want from me ? ” He made no sound for a time . " The impossible , I suppose ...
... don't even suspect yet ; but you can't be seen quite through . " He sank to the ground by her side and took her hand . She asked gently : " What more do you want from me ? ” He made no sound for a time . " The impossible , I suppose ...
Page 19
... to do , well — I have never done that . " " Why should you do it ? " she asked in a fright- ened voice . " My dear girl , you don't know the sort of life I have been leading in unexplored countries , in the wilds VICTORY . 19.
... to do , well — I have never done that . " " Why should you do it ? " she asked in a fright- ened voice . " My dear girl , you don't know the sort of life I have been leading in unexplored countries , in the wilds VICTORY . 19.
Page 20
... don't know if that is what men call courage , but I doubt it very much . " " You ! You have no courage ? " she protested . An " I really don't know . Not the sort that always itches for a weapon , for I have never been anxious to use ...
... don't know if that is what men call courage , but I doubt it very much . " " You ! You have no courage ? " she protested . An " I really don't know . Not the sort that always itches for a weapon , for I have never been anxious to use ...
Page 24
... don't believe anything bad of you , " she re- peated . " I couldn't . " He made a gesture as if to say : " That's sufficient . " In his soul and in his body he experienced a nervous reaction from tenderness . All at once he detested her ...
... don't believe anything bad of you , " she re- peated . " I couldn't . " He made a gesture as if to say : " That's sufficient . " In his soul and in his body he experienced a nervous reaction from tenderness . All at once he detested her ...
Page 27
... don't forget that you're not a tropical bird . " " You weren't born in these parts , either , " she returned . " No , and perhaps I haven't even your physique . I am a transplanted being . Transplanted ! I ought to call myself uprooted ...
... don't forget that you're not a tropical bird . " " You weren't born in these parts , either , " she returned . " No , and perhaps I haven't even your physique . I am a transplanted being . Transplanted ! I ought to call myself uprooted ...
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