Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 59
... fell on that group of three , as if every one had become afraid to speak , in an obscure sense of an impending crisis . Pedro on one side of them and Wang on the other had the air of watchful spectators . A few stars had come out ...
... fell on that group of three , as if every one had become afraid to speak , in an obscure sense of an impending crisis . Pedro on one side of them and Wang on the other had the air of watchful spectators . A few stars had come out ...
Page 61
... fell behind Mr. Jones , who swayed in the gloom , enclosed by the stalks of tropical grass , almost as slender as a stalk of grass himself . In this order they emerged into the open space kept clear of vegetation by Wang's judicious ...
... fell behind Mr. Jones , who swayed in the gloom , enclosed by the stalks of tropical grass , almost as slender as a stalk of grass himself . In this order they emerged into the open space kept clear of vegetation by Wang's judicious ...
Page 66
... fell away from him . He no longer belonged to himself . There was a call far more imperious and august . He came up to the bungalow , and , at the very limit of the lantern's light , on the top step , he saw her feet and the bottom part ...
... fell away from him . He no longer belonged to himself . There was a call far more imperious and august . He came up to the bungalow , and , at the very limit of the lantern's light , on the top step , he saw her feet and the bottom part ...
Page 124
... fell over , not with a crash but lightly , as if just grazed , and a faint metallic ring of the tin bath succeeded . Finally the tense silence , as of two adversaires locked in a deadly grip , was ended by the heavy , dull thump of a ...
... fell over , not with a crash but lightly , as if just grazed , and a faint metallic ring of the tin bath succeeded . Finally the tense silence , as of two adversaires locked in a deadly grip , was ended by the heavy , dull thump of a ...
Page 127
... fell on it in a sitting posture , half strangled , and exhausted not so much by the efforts as by the emotions of the struggle . With the recoil of her exerted strength , she too reeled , staggered back , and sat on the edge of the bed ...
... fell on it in a sitting posture , half strangled , and exhausted not so much by the efforts as by the emotions of the struggle . With the recoil of her exerted strength , she too reeled , staggered back , and sat on the edge of the bed ...
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