Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 59
... felt sorry for the eighteen lady - perfor- mers . He knew what that sort of life was like , the sordid conditions and brutal incidents of such tours led by such Zangiacomos who often were anything but musicians by profession . While he ...
... felt sorry for the eighteen lady - perfor- mers . He knew what that sort of life was like , the sordid conditions and brutal incidents of such tours led by such Zangiacomos who often were anything but musicians by profession . While he ...
Page 61
... felt in honour obliged to converse ; so he said , putting his own interpretation on this surprising silence : " I see not much account . Such bands hardly ever are . An Italian lot , Mrs. Schomberg , to judge by the name of the boss ...
... felt in honour obliged to converse ; so he said , putting his own interpretation on this surprising silence : " I see not much account . Such bands hardly ever are . An Italian lot , Mrs. Schomberg , to judge by the name of the boss ...
Page 100
... felt as if witnessing a deed of violence ; and that impression was so strong that it seemed marvellous to see the people sitting so quietly on their chairs , drinking so calmly out of their glasses , and giving no signs of distress ...
... felt as if witnessing a deed of violence ; and that impression was so strong that it seemed marvellous to see the people sitting so quietly on their chairs , drinking so calmly out of their glasses , and giving no signs of distress ...
Page 101
... - hall ; and Heyst felt a sudden pity for these beings , exploited , hopeless , devoid of charm and grace , whose fate of cheerless dependence invested their coarse and joyless features with a touch of pathos VICTORY . ΙΟΙ.
... - hall ; and Heyst felt a sudden pity for these beings , exploited , hopeless , devoid of charm and grace , whose fate of cheerless dependence invested their coarse and joyless features with a touch of pathos VICTORY . ΙΟΙ.
Page 112
... felt - where this was leading him . But his complete inexperience gave him the necessary audacity . The girl's voice was charming when she spoke to him of her miserable past , in simple terms , with a sort of unconscious cynicism ...
... felt - where this was leading him . But his complete inexperience gave him the necessary audacity . The girl's voice was charming when she spoke to him of her miserable past , in simple terms , with a sort of unconscious cynicism ...
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