Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 121
... light sigh of relief . She spoke with a calmed ardour . “ Oh , I knew it would be all right from the first time you spoke to me ! Yes , indeed , I knew directly you came up to me that evening . I knew it would be all right , if you only ...
... light sigh of relief . She spoke with a calmed ardour . “ Oh , I knew it would be all right from the first time you spoke to me ! Yes , indeed , I knew directly you came up to me that evening . I knew it would be all right , if you only ...
Page 149
... light of a single candle , she was careful not to make a sound , knowing from ex- perience that her very assent would be resented . With her eyes she followed the figure of Schomberg , clad in his sleeping suit , and moving restlessly ...
... light of a single candle , she was careful not to make a sound , knowing from ex- perience that her very assent would be resented . With her eyes she followed the figure of Schomberg , clad in his sleeping suit , and moving restlessly ...
Page 158
... light hurt them , and looked remarkably like a corpse for a moment . This was bad enough ; but when he opened them again , it was almost a worse trial for Schomberg's nerves . The spectral intensity of that glance , fixed on the hotel ...
... light hurt them , and looked remarkably like a corpse for a moment . This was bad enough ; but when he opened them again , it was almost a worse trial for Schomberg's nerves . The spectral intensity of that glance , fixed on the hotel ...
Page 170
... light had no joy for his eyes . He listened dismally to the movements in the house . The China- men were unlocking and flinging wide the doors of the public rooms which opened on the veranda . Horrors ! Another poisoned day to get ...
... light had no joy for his eyes . He listened dismally to the movements in the house . The China- men were unlocking and flinging wide the doors of the public rooms which opened on the veranda . Horrors ! Another poisoned day to get ...
Page 174
... light of the room screened from the heat and glare of the tropics . " That's a king of hearts you've got , " he chuckled , showing his teeth in a quick flash . Schomberg , after looking at the card , admitted that it was , and laid it ...
... light of the room screened from the heat and glare of the tropics . " That's a king of hearts you've got , " he chuckled , showing his teeth in a quick flash . Schomberg , after looking at the card , admitted that it was , and laid it ...
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