Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 112
... sight of the girl — that girl ! Just a glimpse across the burnt patch to see what she was like . He had excellent eyes , and the distance was . not so great . He would be able to distinguish her face quite easily if she only came out on ...
... sight of the girl — that girl ! Just a glimpse across the burnt patch to see what she was like . He had excellent eyes , and the distance was . not so great . He would be able to distinguish her face quite easily if she only came out on ...
Page 113
... unblink- ing watchfulness gave him the dreamy air of a cat posed on a hearth - rug contemplating the fire . Was he dreaming ? There , in plain sight , he had before Victory . 8 him a white , blouse - like jacket , short VICTORY . 113.
... unblink- ing watchfulness gave him the dreamy air of a cat posed on a hearth - rug contemplating the fire . Was he dreaming ? There , in plain sight , he had before Victory . 8 him a white , blouse - like jacket , short VICTORY . 113.
Page 115
... sight of the houses . A short scramble of some twenty feet brought him up again to the upper level , at the place where the jetty had its root in the shore . He leaned his back against one of the lofty uprights which still held up the ...
... sight of the houses . A short scramble of some twenty feet brought him up again to the upper level , at the place where the jetty had its root in the shore . He leaned his back against one of the lofty uprights which still held up the ...
Page 117
... sight of her , a mere glimpse , would have been something to go by , a step nearer to the goal - the first real move , in fact . Ricardo saw no other move . any time she might appear on that veranda ! And She did not appear ; but , like ...
... sight of her , a mere glimpse , would have been something to go by , a step nearer to the goal - the first real move , in fact . Ricardo saw no other move . any time she might appear on that veranda ! And She did not appear ; but , like ...
Page 119
... sight . Why ? Because the fellow mistrusted his guests ; or was it because he mistrusted her ? Ricardo reflected that from a certain point of view it amounted nearly to the same thing . He remembered Schomberg's story . He felt that run ...
... sight . Why ? Because the fellow mistrusted his guests ; or was it because he mistrusted her ? Ricardo reflected that from a certain point of view it amounted nearly to the same thing . He remembered Schomberg's story . He felt that run ...
Common terms and phrases
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