Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 58
... hold of an ancient Gladstone bag and swung it on the wharf with a thump . " Yes ! You ought to burn a candle before me as they do before the saints in your country . No saint has ever done so much for you as I have , you un- grateful ...
... hold of an ancient Gladstone bag and swung it on the wharf with a thump . " Yes ! You ought to burn a candle before me as they do before the saints in your country . No saint has ever done so much for you as I have , you un- grateful ...
Page 67
... hold him as long as she could - till her 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 ...
... hold him as long as she could - till her 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 ...
Page 80
... hold of it for some reason . 99 There was nothing to prevent that ghostly China- man from materialising suddenly at the foot of the stairs , or anywhere , at any moment , and toppling him over with a dead sure shot . The danger was so ...
... hold of it for some reason . 99 There was nothing to prevent that ghostly China- man from materialising suddenly at the foot of the stairs , or anywhere , at any moment , and toppling him over with a dead sure shot . The danger was so ...
Page 91
... that offensive presence . He did not need to lie . He had only to hold his tongue . " Yes , " he muttered reflectively , " there's that Chink , certainly . ” At bottom , he felt a certain ambiguous respect for VICTORY . 91.
... that offensive presence . He did not need to lie . He had only to hold his tongue . " Yes , " he muttered reflectively , " there's that Chink , certainly . ” At bottom , he felt a certain ambiguous respect for VICTORY . 91.
Page 127
... hold her . Then , with a supreme effort of her arms and of her suddenly raised knee , she sent him flying against the partition . The cedar - wood chest stood in the way , and Ricardo , with a thump which boomed hollow through the whole ...
... hold her . Then , with a supreme effort of her arms and of her suddenly raised knee , she sent him flying against the partition . The cedar - wood chest stood in the way , and Ricardo , with a thump which boomed hollow through the whole ...
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