Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 38
... looked that way swiftly . Heyst paused , and then stepped back a pace into the room . " White men , Lena , apparently . What are you doing ? " " I am just bathing my eyes a little , " the girl's voice said from the inner room . " Oh ...
... looked that way swiftly . Heyst paused , and then stepped back a pace into the room . " White men , Lena , apparently . What are you doing ? " " I am just bathing my eyes a little , " the girl's voice said from the inner room . " Oh ...
Page 40
... looked hard at the Chinaman . Wang seemed turned into stone . Suddenly , as if he had received a shock , he started , flung his arm out with a pointing forefinger , and made guttural noises to the effect that there , there , there , he ...
... looked hard at the Chinaman . Wang seemed turned into stone . Suddenly , as if he had received a shock , he started , flung his arm out with a pointing forefinger , and made guttural noises to the effect that there , there , there , he ...
Page 41
... looked over . His sight plunged straight into the stern - sheets of a big boat , the greater part of which was hidden from him by the planking of the jetty . His eyes fell on the thin back of a man doubled up over the tiller in a queer ...
... looked over . His sight plunged straight into the stern - sheets of a big boat , the greater part of which was hidden from him by the planking of the jetty . His eyes fell on the thin back of a man doubled up over the tiller in a queer ...
Page 52
... looked more solid than the high ridge of Samburan ; more solid than the point , whose long outlined slope melted into its own unfathomable shadow blurring the dim sheen on the bay . The stream from the pipe broke like shattered glass on ...
... looked more solid than the high ridge of Samburan ; more solid than the point , whose long outlined slope melted into its own unfathomable shadow blurring the dim sheen on the bay . The stream from the pipe broke like shattered glass on ...
Page 61
... In this order they emerged into the open space kept clear of vegetation by Wang's judicious system of periodical firing . The shapes of buildings , un- lighted , high - roofed , looked mysteriously extensive and VICTORY . 61.
... In this order they emerged into the open space kept clear of vegetation by Wang's judicious system of periodical firing . The shapes of buildings , un- lighted , high - roofed , looked mysteriously extensive and VICTORY . 61.
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