Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 52
... silence . " Great notion , to lead the water out here , " pronounced Ricardo appreciatively . Water was life . He felt now as if he could run a mile , scale a ten - foot wall , sing a song . Only a few minutes ago he was next door to a ...
... silence . " Great notion , to lead the water out here , " pronounced Ricardo appreciatively . Water was life . He felt now as if he could run a mile , scale a ten - foot wall , sing a song . Only a few minutes ago he was next door to a ...
Page 53
... as he affirmed ; for he stooped , peering under the wharf , then moved forward out of sight . The gush of water , ceasing suddenly , made a silence which became com- plete when the after - trickle stopped . Afar , VICTORY . 53.
... as he affirmed ; for he stooped , peering under the wharf , then moved forward out of sight . The gush of water , ceasing suddenly , made a silence which became com- plete when the after - trickle stopped . Afar , VICTORY . 53.
Page 55
... silence . Also , he feared some pointblank question . He had no ready - made story to tell . He and his patron had put off considering that rather important detail too long . For the last two days , the horrors of thirst , coming on ...
... silence . Also , he feared some pointblank question . He had no ready - made story to tell . He and his patron had put off considering that rather important detail too long . For the last two days , the horrors of thirst , coming on ...
Page 57
... silence . Heyst would have no time for a cry . It would be quick and neat , and immensely in accord with Ricar- do's humour . But he repressed this gust of savagery . The job was not such a simple one . This piece had to be played to ...
... silence . Heyst would have no time for a cry . It would be quick and neat , and immensely in accord with Ricar- do's humour . But he repressed this gust of savagery . The job was not such a simple one . This piece had to be played to ...
Page 59
... silence fell on that group of three , as if every one had become afraid to speak , in an obscure sense of an impending crisis . Pedro on one side of them and Wang on the other had the air of watchful spectators . A few stars had come ...
... silence fell on that group of three , as if every one had become afraid to speak , in an obscure sense of an impending crisis . Pedro on one side of them and Wang on the other had the air of watchful spectators . A few stars had come ...
Common terms and phrases
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