Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 50
... sight of the jetty . " You have seen the beauty , " Ricardo went on ex- pansively , hiding his lack of some sort of probable story under this loquacity . " I had to hammer him away from the spout . Opened afresh all the old broken spots ...
... sight of the jetty . " You have seen the beauty , " Ricardo went on ex- pansively , hiding his lack of some sort of probable story under this loquacity . " I had to hammer him away from the spout . Opened afresh all the old broken spots ...
Page 53
... sight tougher than the toughest alligator he ever skinned in the good old days . You don't know how much he can stand ; I do . We have tried him long time ago . Olà , there ! Pedro ! Pedro ! " he yelled , with a force of lung testifying ...
... sight tougher than the toughest alligator he ever skinned in the good old days . You don't know how much he can stand ; I do . We have tried him long time ago . Olà , there ! Pedro ! Pedro ! " he yelled , with a force of lung testifying ...
Page 59
... sight of the smoke of the volcano . It nerved them to make an effort for their lives . Soon afterward they made out the island . " I had just wits enough left in my baked brain to alter the direction of the boat , " the ghostly voice ...
... sight of the smoke of the volcano . It nerved them to make an effort for their lives . Soon afterward they made out the island . " I had just wits enough left in my baked brain to alter the direction of the boat , " the ghostly voice ...
Page 92
... the governor's knowledge ; out of his sight , too , for as long a time as it could be managed . That , alas , seemed to be at most a matter of a few hours ; whereas Ricardo feared that to get the affair properly going 92 VICTORY .
... the governor's knowledge ; out of his sight , too , for as long a time as it could be managed . That , alas , seemed to be at most a matter of a few hours ; whereas Ricardo feared that to get the affair properly going 92 VICTORY .
Page 104
... sight of her . Swift as were his mental processes , he felt that a longer silence was inadvisable . He hastened to speak : " And do you see us , sir , you and I , with a couple of spades having to tackle this whole confounded . island ...
... sight of her . Swift as were his mental processes , he felt that a longer silence was inadvisable . He hastened to speak : " And do you see us , sir , you and I , with a couple of spades having to tackle this whole confounded . island ...
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