Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 175
... expect ? " asked Ricardo in a simple , philosophical tone . " Is it likely I should not be ? " Then , with sudden fire : " Fond of cards ? Ay , passionately ! " The effect of this outburst was augmented by the quiet lowering of the ...
... expect ? " asked Ricardo in a simple , philosophical tone . " Is it likely I should not be ? " Then , with sudden fire : " Fond of cards ? Ay , passionately ! " The effect of this outburst was augmented by the quiet lowering of the ...
Page 181
... expecting a hard day with the shovels . Up he comes , and in his quiet , tired way of speaking - you can tell a gentleman by that as much as by anything else almost - up he comes behind me and says , just like that into my ear , in a ...
... expecting a hard day with the shovels . Up he comes , and in his quiet , tired way of speaking - you can tell a gentleman by that as much as by anything else almost - up he comes behind me and says , just like that into my ear , in a ...
Page 196
... expect ; always scraping the fat off them alligators ' hides— ” " Look here , " exclaimed Schomberg violently , as if trying to burst some invisible bonds , " do you mean to say that all this happened ? " " No , " said Ricardo coolly ...
... expect ; always scraping the fat off them alligators ' hides— ” " Look here , " exclaimed Schomberg violently , as if trying to burst some invisible bonds , " do you mean to say that all this happened ? " " No , " said Ricardo coolly ...
Page 200
... expect to buy revolver cartridges . " Anyhow , ' I tells him , ' he wants to be killed some way or other , as a favour . ' " And then I go on setting the boat's mast . I didn't care much for the notion of butchering a man bound hand and ...
... expect to buy revolver cartridges . " Anyhow , ' I tells him , ' he wants to be killed some way or other , as a favour . ' " And then I go on setting the boat's mast . I didn't care much for the notion of butchering a man bound hand and ...
Page 203
... expect you to be grateful . It's worse than slavery . You don't expect a slave that's bought for money to be grateful . And if you sell your work - what is it but selling your own self ? You've got so many days to live and you sell them ...
... expect you to be grateful . It's worse than slavery . You don't expect a slave that's bought for money to be grateful . And if you sell your work - what is it but selling your own self ? You've got so many days to live and you sell them ...
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