Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 146
... leaving Schomberg to look after their luggage and take care of their strange companion . The latter , looking more like a performing bear abandoned by his showmen than a human being , followed all Schomberg's movements step by step ...
... leaving Schomberg to look after their luggage and take care of their strange companion . The latter , looking more like a performing bear abandoned by his showmen than a human being , followed all Schomberg's movements step by step ...
Page 163
... leave from Hades , endowed with skin and bones and a subtle power of terror . Pedro with his fangs , his tangled beard and queer stare of his little bear's eyes was , by comparison , delightfully natural . Besides , Schom- berg VICTORY ...
... leave from Hades , endowed with skin and bones and a subtle power of terror . Pedro with his fangs , his tangled beard and queer stare of his little bear's eyes was , by comparison , delightfully natural . Besides , Schom- berg VICTORY ...
Page 172
... downstairs . It was between three and four o'clock , the hour of profound peace . The very flowers seemed to doze on their stalks set with sleepy leaves . Not even the air stirred , for the sea - breeze was not 172 VICTORY .
... downstairs . It was between three and four o'clock , the hour of profound peace . The very flowers seemed to doze on their stalks set with sleepy leaves . Not even the air stirred , for the sea - breeze was not 172 VICTORY .
Page 175
... leave him grovelling on the floor . To add to his secret trouble , he was at a loss what to say . He found nothing else but the remark : " I suppose you are fond of cards . ” " What would you expect ? " asked Ricardo in a simple ...
... leave him grovelling on the floor . To add to his secret trouble , he was at a loss what to say . He found nothing else but the remark : " I suppose you are fond of cards . ” " What would you expect ? " asked Ricardo in a simple ...
Page 181
... leaving a good berth ? " Ricardo started . " Talked me over ! Didn't need to talk me over . He just beckoned to me , and that was enough . By that time we were in the Gulf of Mexico . One night we were lying at anchor , close to a dry ...
... leaving a good berth ? " Ricardo started . " Talked me over ! Didn't need to talk me over . He just beckoned to me , and that was enough . By that time we were in the Gulf of Mexico . One night we were lying at anchor , close to a dry ...
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