Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 56
... 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 earth lurked in the hollows 56 VICTORY .
... 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 earth lurked in the hollows 56 VICTORY .
Page 60
... faint puff of wind , a mere sigh from 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 ...
... faint puff of wind , a mere sigh from 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 ...
Page 67
... fainting arms , her sinking soul , could cling to him no more . " Wang's not here , of course ? " Heyst said suddenly . She answered as if in her sleep . " He put this light down here without stopping , and ran . 99 " Ran , did he ? H'm ...
... fainting arms , her sinking soul , could cling to him no more . " Wang's not here , of course ? " Heyst said suddenly . She answered as if in her sleep . " He put this light down here without stopping , and ran . 99 " Ran , did he ? H'm ...
Page 69
... had gone out . No faint glow of embers , not the slightest thread of light in that direction , hinted at the presence of strangers . The darker shapes in the obscurity , the dead silence , betrayed nothing of that VICTORY . 69.
... had gone out . No faint glow of embers , not the slightest thread of light in that direction , hinted at the presence of strangers . The darker shapes in the obscurity , the dead silence , betrayed nothing of that VICTORY . 69.
Page 86
... faint footfalls on the open There he His next ground , and dodged quickly into the room . drew breath , and meditated for a while . step was to feel for the matches on the tall desk , and to light the candle . He had to communicate to ...
... faint footfalls on the open There he His next ground , and dodged quickly into the room . drew breath , and meditated for a while . step was to feel for the matches on the tall desk , and to light the candle . He had to communicate to ...
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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