Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 14
... Round Island " of the charts- was dazzling ; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see his immediate surroundings , which had the aspect of an abandoned settlement invaded by the jungle : vague roofs above low vegetation , broken ...
... Round Island " of the charts- was dazzling ; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see his immediate surroundings , which had the aspect of an abandoned settlement invaded by the jungle : vague roofs above low vegetation , broken ...
Page 16
... of eight hundred miles drawn round a point in North Borneo was in Heyst's case a magic circle . It just touched Manila , and he had been seen there . It just touched Saigon , and he was likewise seen there once . 16 VICTORY .
... of eight hundred miles drawn round a point in North Borneo was in Heyst's case a magic circle . It just touched Manila , and he had been seen there . It just touched Saigon , and he was likewise seen there once . 16 VICTORY .
Page 25
... round pith hat shading an unshaven , livid face . His white clothes , which he had not taken off for three days , were dingy . He looked already gone to the bad , past redemption . The sight was shocking to Heyst ; but he let nothing of ...
... round pith hat shading an unshaven , livid face . His white clothes , which he had not taken off for three days , were dingy . He looked already gone to the bad , past redemption . The sight was shocking to Heyst ; but he let nothing of ...
Page 38
... Round Island , for the central station . Some copies of the prospectus issued in Europe , having found their way out East , were passed from hand to hand . We greatly admired the map which accompanied them for the edification of the ...
... Round Island , for the central station . Some copies of the prospectus issued in Europe , having found their way out East , were passed from hand to hand . We greatly admired the map which accompanied them for the edification of the ...
Page 47
... round trip , but as that was sixteen hundred miles it did not matter much . " I have told my owner of it , " said the con- scientious commander of the Sissie . His owner had a face like an ancient lemon . He was small and wizened ...
... round trip , but as that was sixteen hundred miles it did not matter much . " I have told my owner of it , " said the con- scientious commander of the Sissie . His owner had a face like an ancient lemon . He was small and wizened ...
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