Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 21
Page 197
... governor puts his revolver in his pocket . " Tie his legs together , sir , ' I yell . ' I'm trying to strangle him . ' " There was a lot of their fibre - lines about . I gave him a last squeeze and then got up . " I might have shot you ...
... governor puts his revolver in his pocket . " Tie his legs together , sir , ' I yell . ' I'm trying to strangle him . ' " There was a lot of their fibre - lines about . I gave him a last squeeze and then got up . " I might have shot you ...
Page 198
... governor hadn't turned a hair . That's where a gentleman has the pull of you . He don't get excited . No gentleman does - or hardly ever . I fell asleep all of a sudden and left him smoking by the fire I had made up , his railway rug ...
... governor hadn't turned a hair . That's where a gentleman has the pull of you . He don't get excited . No gentleman does - or hardly ever . I fell asleep all of a sudden and left him smoking by the fire I had made up , his railway rug ...
Page 199
... governor ! Oh , my word ! More than any dog is of any man . " Schomberg squared his chest . " Oh , and that's one of the things I wanted to mention to Mr. Jones , " he said . " It's unpleasant to have that fellow round the house so ...
... governor ! Oh , my word ! More than any dog is of any man . " Schomberg squared his chest . " Oh , and that's one of the things I wanted to mention to Mr. Jones , " he said . " It's unpleasant to have that fellow round the house so ...
Page 200
... governor passes the remark : " I think he wants to say something . ' " I had heard a sort of croaking going on for ... governor . " He asks for a bullet in his head before we go , ' I said . I wasn't at all pleased . " Oh , that's out of ...
... governor passes the remark : " I think he wants to say something . ' " I had heard a sort of croaking going on for ... governor . " He asks for a bullet in his head before we go , ' I said . I wasn't at all pleased . " Oh , that's out of ...
Page 201
... governor suddenly : " It may even be looked upon as his right ' — you hear a gentleman speaking there ? — ' but what do you think of taking him with us in the boat ? ' " And the governor starts arguing that the beggar would be useful in ...
... governor suddenly : " It may even be looked upon as his right ' — you hear a gentleman speaking there ? — ' but what do you think of taking him with us in the boat ? ' " And the governor starts arguing that the beggar would be useful in ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ain't Alfuro asked beard believe Belt Coal Company berg blue tooth boat brig called chair Chinaman Colombia course Davidson drinks dunnage eyes face fact fellow felt frightened gaze gentleman gharry girl glance gone governor grin hand Hang head heard Heyst hotel-keeper island ISLAND TALE Java Sea Jones legs lips looked manner matter mean mind morning Morrison moustaches murder murmured mysterious never night orchestra paper lanterns paused Pedro perhaps physiognomy pretty quiet Ricardo round Samburan Schom Schomberg schooner seemed sight silence silly smile sort sound Sourabaya speak stare stay stood strange suddenly surprised Swede table d'hôte talk tell Tesmans There's thing thought tion told tone trees Tropical Belt Coal trouble turned veranda Victory voice Wang watch West India Docks wharf What's woman women wonder word Zangiacomo