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 48
... sight of it . She would scream . The capacity for sympathy in these stout , placid men ! Davidson was stirred to the depths ; and it was easy to see that it was about Heyst that he was con- cerned . We asked him if he had passed that ...
... sight of it . She would scream . The capacity for sympathy in these stout , placid men ! Davidson was stirred to the depths ; and it was easy to see that it was about Heyst that he was con- cerned . We asked him if he had passed that ...
Page 49
... sight . " Why , she helped the girl to bolt , " said Davidson turning at me his innocent eyes , rounded by the state of constant amazement in which this affair had left him , like those shocks of terror or sorrow which some- times leave ...
... sight . " Why , she helped the girl to bolt , " said Davidson turning at me his innocent eyes , rounded by the state of constant amazement in which this affair had left him , like those shocks of terror or sorrow which some- times leave ...
Page 56
... sight in the offing at the time . However , the two pursuers , after their experience with the American mate , made for the shore . On landing , they had an- other violent row in the German language . But there was no second fight ; and ...
... sight in the offing at the time . However , the two pursuers , after their experience with the American mate , made for the shore . On landing , they had an- other violent row in the German language . But there was no second fight ; and ...
Page 60
... the wharf , he was obliged to dismiss the notion of com- mon , crude lunacy . It was truly most unusual talk . Then he remembered - in his surprise he had lost sight of it - that Heyst now had a girl there 60 VICTORY.
... the wharf , he was obliged to dismiss the notion of com- mon , crude lunacy . It was truly most unusual talk . Then he remembered - in his surprise he had lost sight of it - that Heyst now had a girl there 60 VICTORY.
Page 79
... another man ; and he positively forgot where he was . He had lost touch with his surroundings . The big woman , advancing , concealed the girl from his sight for a moment . She bent over the seated youthful figure , in passing it VICTORY ...
... another man ; and he positively forgot where he was . He had lost touch with his surroundings . The big woman , advancing , concealed the girl from his sight for a moment . She bent over the seated youthful figure , in passing it VICTORY ...
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