Victory: An Island TaleA story of rescue and violent tragedy set in the Malayan archipelago, 'Victory' combines high adventure with sensitive portrayal of three drifters. |
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Page 32
... hold . ' " But all this is as dead as Julius Cæsar , ' I cried . ' In fact , you have nothing worth holding on to , Heyst . ' 66 ' Oh , I am done with facts , ' says he , putting his hand to his helmet sharply with one of his short bows ...
... hold . ' " But all this is as dead as Julius Cæsar , ' I cried . ' In fact , you have nothing worth holding on to , Heyst . ' 66 ' Oh , I am done with facts , ' says he , putting his hand to his helmet sharply with one of his short bows ...
Page 40
... dis- missed the hospital idea with confidence . However , he had to get hold of Heyst between this and mid- night . " He had been staying here ? " he asked . " Yes , he was staying here . ' " Can you tell me where he is now ? 40 VICTORY.
... dis- missed the hospital idea with confidence . However , he had to get hold of Heyst between this and mid- night . " He had been staying here ? " he asked . " Yes , he was staying here . ' " Can you tell me where he is now ? 40 VICTORY.
Page 68
... hold of Captain Mor- rison , squeezed him dry , like you would an orange , and scared him off to Europe to die there . Everybody knows that Captain Morrison had a weak chest . Robbed first and murdered afterward ! I don't mince words ...
... hold of Captain Mor- rison , squeezed him dry , like you would an orange , and scared him off to Europe to die there . Everybody knows that Captain Morrison had a weak chest . Robbed first and murdered afterward ! I don't mince words ...
Page 86
... hold of them . They lower their heads and charge a wall with an amazing seren- ity which nothing but an indisciplined imagination can give . He was not a fool . I suppose he knew — or at least he felt - where this was leading him . But ...
... hold of them . They lower their heads and charge a wall with an amazing seren- ity which nothing but an indisciplined imagination can give . He was not a fool . I suppose he knew — or at least he felt - where this was leading him . But ...
Page 98
... hold of in the dark . " As I told you , I am not rich enough to buy you out ; so I shall steal you as soon as I can arrange some means of getting away from here . Meantime it would be fatal to be seen together at night . We mustn't give ...
... hold of in the dark . " As I told you , I am not rich enough to buy you out ; so I shall steal you as soon as I can arrange some means of getting away from here . Meantime it would be fatal to be seen together at night . We mustn't give ...
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