Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 44
... round with a mighty jerk . " I hope that pipe hasn't got choked ! " he muttered to himself anxiously . It hadn't ; but it did not yield a strong gush . The sound of a thin stream , partly breaking on the gunwale of the boat and partly ...
... round with a mighty jerk . " I hope that pipe hasn't got choked ! " he muttered to himself anxiously . It hadn't ; but it did not yield a strong gush . The sound of a thin stream , partly breaking on the gunwale of the boat and partly ...
Page 50
... round eyes had never left Heyst's face ever since he began to deliver his account of the voyage . " So that's how he looks ! " Ricardo was saying to himself . He had not expected Heyst to be like this . He had formed for himself a ...
... round eyes had never left Heyst's face ever since he began to deliver his account of the voyage . " So that's how he looks ! " Ricardo was saying to himself . He had not expected Heyst to be like this . He had formed for himself a ...
Page 52
... round the circular steel plate of the sea , which , under the darkening sky , 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 ...
... round the circular steel plate of the sea , which , under the darkening sky , 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 ...
Page 54
... round the boat . The spectral figure in the stern - sheets spoke in a languid tone : " That - er - companion - er - secretary of mine is a queer chap . I am afraid we aren't presenting ourselves in a very favourable light . " Heyst ...
... round the boat . The spectral figure in the stern - sheets spoke in a languid tone : " That - er - companion - er - secretary of mine is a queer chap . I am afraid we aren't presenting ourselves in a very favourable light . " Heyst ...
Page 61
... round and plunged into the narrow track , the two others following in single file . " Queer start ! " Ricardo took the opportunity for whispering , as he fell behind Mr. Jones , who swayed in the gloom , enclosed by the stalks of ...
... round and plunged into the narrow track , the two others following in single file . " Queer start ! " Ricardo took the opportunity for whispering , as he fell behind Mr. Jones , who swayed in the gloom , enclosed by the stalks of ...
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