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 84
... mind , cool , alert , watched it sink there with a sort of vague concern at the absurdity of the occupation , till it rested at the bottom , deep down , where our un- expressed longings lie . " You are English , of course ? " he said ...
... mind , cool , alert , watched it sink there with a sort of vague concern at the absurdity of the occupation , till it rested at the bottom , deep down , where our un- expressed longings lie . " You are English , of course ? " he said ...
Page 85
... feelings were in a state of confusion , but his mind was clear . " That's bad . But it isn't actual ill - usage that this girl is complaining of , " he thought lucidly after she left him , T II HAT was how it began . How it VICTORY 85.
... feelings were in a state of confusion , but his mind was clear . " That's bad . But it isn't actual ill - usage that this girl is complaining of , " he thought lucidly after she left him , T II HAT was how it began . How it VICTORY 85.
Page 90
... mind , women can deceive men so completely . The faculty was inherent in them ; they seemed to be created with a special aptitude . Here was a smile the origin of which was well known to him ; and yet it had conveyed a sensation of ...
... mind , women can deceive men so completely . The faculty was inherent in them ; they seemed to be created with a special aptitude . Here was a smile the origin of which was well known to him ; and yet it had conveyed a sensation of ...
Page 92
... to and fro for a long time , a calm , meditative ghost in his white drill suit , revolving in his head thoughts absolutely novel , disquieting , and seductive ; accustoming his mind to the contemplation of his 92 VICTORY.
... to and fro for a long time , a calm , meditative ghost in his white drill suit , revolving in his head thoughts absolutely novel , disquieting , and seductive ; accustoming his mind to the contemplation of his 92 VICTORY.
Page 93
... mind were laid at rest , because he felt her clinging to him after the manner of suppliants all the world over . Her whispers were so incoherent that he could not un- derstand anything ; but this did not prevent him from being ...
... mind were laid at rest , because he felt her clinging to him after the manner of suppliants all the world over . Her whispers were so incoherent that he could not un- derstand anything ; but this did not prevent him from being ...
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