Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 55
... side of the gateway . The walk had been long and confoundedly sunny . Davidson stood wiping his wet neck and face on what Schomberg called " the piazza . " Several doors opened on to it , but all the screens were down . Not a soul was ...
... side of the gateway . The walk had been long and confoundedly sunny . Davidson stood wiping his wet neck and face on what Schomberg called " the piazza . " Several doors opened on to it , but all the screens were down . Not a soul was ...
Page 60
... side of her scraggy neck ; her dress was of silk , and she had come on duty for the afternoon . For some reason or other Schomberg exacted this from her , though she added nothing to the fascinations of the place . She sat there in the ...
... side of her scraggy neck ; her dress was of silk , and she had come on duty for the afternoon . For some reason or other Schomberg exacted this from her , though she added nothing to the fascinations of the place . She sat there in the ...
Page 119
... side of the house , into the black shadows under the trees , where the extinguished paper lanterns were gently swinging their globes like withered fruit . He paced there to and fro for a long time , a calm , meditative ghost in his ...
... side of the house , into the black shadows under the trees , where the extinguished paper lanterns were gently swinging their globes like withered fruit . He paced there to and fro for a long time , a calm , meditative ghost in his ...
Page 141
... side of Schomberg sat another passenger , who was in- troduced by the clean - shaven man as- " My secretary . He must have the room next to mine . " " We can manage that easily for you . " Schomberg steered with dignity , staring ...
... side of Schomberg sat another passenger , who was in- troduced by the clean - shaven man as- " My secretary . He must have the room next to mine . " " We can manage that easily for you . " Schomberg steered with dignity , staring ...
Page 153
... side . Convic- tion entered Schomberg's heart . They were two desperadoes no doubt about it . But as his funk was merely a general sensation , he managed to put on his most severe Officer - of - the - Reserve manner , long before they ...
... side . Convic- tion entered Schomberg's heart . They were two desperadoes no doubt about it . But as his funk was merely a general sensation , he managed to put on his most severe Officer - of - the - Reserve manner , long before they ...
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