Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 39
... bitter voice . " That's what they call development - and be hanged to it ! " muttered another . Never was Heyst talked about so much in the tropical belt before . " Isn't he a Swedish baron or something ? " VICTORY . 39.
... bitter voice . " That's what they call development - and be hanged to it ! " muttered another . Never was Heyst talked about so much in the tropical belt before . " Isn't he a Swedish baron or something ? " VICTORY . 39.
Page 43
... never been away from it . The company is gone , the engineers are gone , the clerks are gone , the coolies are gone , everything's gone ; but there he sticks . Captain Davidson , coming by from the westward , saw him with his own eyes ...
... never been away from it . The company is gone , the engineers are gone , the clerks are gone , the coolies are gone , everything's gone ; but there he sticks . Captain Davidson , coming by from the westward , saw him with his own eyes ...
Page 48
... never see him , " Davidson had to confess to his owner , who would peer at him silently through round , horn - rimmed spectacles , several sizes too large for his little old face . " I never see him . " To me , on occasions , he would ...
... never see him , " Davidson had to confess to his owner , who would peer at him silently through round , horn - rimmed spectacles , several sizes too large for his little old face . " I never see him . " To me , on occasions , he would ...
Page 51
... never had a nest . " I left school early , " he remarked once to Davidson , on the passage . " It was in England . A very good school . I was not a shining success there . " The confessions of Heyst . Not one of us - with the probable ...
... never had a nest . " I left school early , " he remarked once to Davidson , on the passage . " It was in England . A very good school . I was not a shining success there . " The confessions of Heyst . Not one of us - with the probable ...
Page 52
... never had any sort of company on board . Native deck - passengers in plenty , of course , but never a white man , so the presence of Heyst for two days must have been a godsend . Davidson was telling us all about it afterward . Heyst ...
... never had any sort of company on board . Native deck - passengers in plenty , of course , but never a white man , so the presence of Heyst for two days must have been a godsend . Davidson was telling us all about it afterward . Heyst ...
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