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Page 22
... he stayed with a Dutch government doctor in Amboyna , a friend of his who looked after him for a bit in his bungalow . He became visible again rather suddenly , his eyes sunk in his head , and with a sort of guarded 22 VICTORY.
... he stayed with a Dutch government doctor in Amboyna , a friend of his who looked after him for a bit in his bungalow . He became visible again rather suddenly , his eyes sunk in his head , and with a sort of guarded 22 VICTORY.
Page 28
... looked as if that side of the island had been altogether aban- doned . This was what he expected . Presently , above the dense mass of vegetation that Samburan presents to view , he saw the head of the flagstaff without a flag . Then ...
... looked as if that side of the island had been altogether aban- doned . This was what he expected . Presently , above the dense mass of vegetation that Samburan presents to view , he saw the head of the flagstaff without a flag . Then ...
Page 38
... looked at it idly and was struck by the fact - then not so very common - that it was a ladies ' orchestra ; " Zangiacomo's eastern tour— eighteen performers . " The poster stated that they had had the honour of playing their select ...
... looked at it idly and was struck by the fact - then not so very common - that it was a ladies ' orchestra ; " Zangiacomo's eastern tour— eighteen performers . " The poster stated that they had had the honour of playing their select ...
Page 39
... looked as if she had not heard him - which was impossible . Perhaps she drew the line of speech at the expression of opinions . Schomberg might have trained her , for domestic reasons , to keep them to herself . But Davidson felt in ...
... looked as if she had not heard him - which was impossible . Perhaps she drew the line of speech at the expression of opinions . Schomberg might have trained her , for domestic reasons , to keep them to herself . But Davidson felt in ...
Page 40
... looked at Mrs. Schomberg . No- body had ever suspected her of having a mind , I mean even a little of it , I mean any at all . One was inclined to think of her as an It - an automaton , a very plain dummy , with an arrangement for ...
... looked at Mrs. Schomberg . No- body had ever suspected her of having a mind , I mean even a little of it , I mean any at all . One was inclined to think of her as an It - an automaton , a very plain dummy , with an arrangement for ...
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