Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 85
... give it a chance ; but I think that here we can safely defy the fates . " When relating all this to me , Davidson's only comment was : " Funny notion of defying the fates - to take a woman in tow ! " VII Some considerable time afterward ...
... give it a chance ; but I think that here we can safely defy the fates . " When relating all this to me , Davidson's only comment was : " Funny notion of defying the fates - to take a woman in tow ! " VII Some considerable time afterward ...
Page 89
... give one some idea of the girl . Was she pretty ? He didn't know . He had stayed the whole afternoon in Schomberg's hotel , mainly for the purpose of find- ing out something about her . But the story was growing stale . The parties at ...
... give one some idea of the girl . Was she pretty ? He didn't know . He had stayed the whole afternoon in Schomberg's hotel , mainly for the purpose of find- ing out something about her . But the story was growing stale . The parties at ...
Page 105
... sunburnt cheeks , the long , horizontal moustaches of crinkly bronze hair , by the kindly expression of the man's blue eyes looking into her own . He saw the stony amaze- ment in hers give way to a momentary alarm , VICTORY . 105.
... sunburnt cheeks , the long , horizontal moustaches of crinkly bronze hair , by the kindly expression of the man's blue eyes looking into her own . He saw the stony amaze- ment in hers give way to a momentary alarm , VICTORY . 105.
Page 106
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. ment in hers give way to a momentary alarm , which was succeeded by an expression of resignation . " I am sure she pinched your arm most cruelly , " he murmured , rather disconcerted now at what he had done ...
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. ment in hers give way to a momentary alarm , which was succeeded by an expression of resignation . " I am sure she pinched your arm most cruelly , " he murmured , rather disconcerted now at what he had done ...
Page 111
... terrible once the desire to act gets hold of them . They lower their heads and charge a wall with an amazing serenity which nothing but an in- disciplined imagination can give . He was not a fool . I suppose he knew VICTORY . III.
... terrible once the desire to act gets hold of them . They lower their heads and charge a wall with an amazing serenity which nothing but an in- disciplined imagination can give . He was not a fool . I suppose he knew VICTORY . III.
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