Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 52
... sort of company on board . Native deck - passengers in plenty , of course , but never a white man , so the presence of Heyst for two days must have been a godsend . Davidson was telling us all about it afterward . Heyst said that his ...
... sort of company on board . Native deck - passengers in plenty , of course , but never a white man , so the presence of Heyst for two days must have been a godsend . Davidson was telling us all about it afterward . Heyst said that his ...
Page 53
... sort of reception he would get ; for it was known that Julius Tesman was unreasonably bitter about the Tropical Belt Coal fiasco . But Davidson set us right . It was nothing of the kind . Heyst went to stay in Schomberg's hotel , going ...
... sort of reception he would get ; for it was known that Julius Tesman was unreasonably bitter about the Tropical Belt Coal fiasco . But Davidson set us right . It was nothing of the kind . Heyst went to stay in Schomberg's hotel , going ...
Page 59
... sort of life was like , the sordid conditions and brutal incidents of such tours led by such Zangiacomos who often were anything but musicians by profession . While he was staring at the poster , a door somewhere at his back opened ...
... sort of life was like , the sordid conditions and brutal incidents of such tours led by such Zangiacomos who often were anything but musicians by profession . While he was staring at the poster , a door somewhere at his back opened ...
Page 60
... sort of raised counter , facing the door , with a mirror and rows of bottles at her back . Her hair was very elaborately done with two ringlets on the left side of her scraggy neck ; her dress was of silk , and she had come on duty for ...
... sort of raised counter , facing the door , with a mirror and rows of bottles at her back . Her hair was very elaborately done with two ringlets on the left side of her scraggy neck ; her dress was of silk , and she had come on duty for ...
Page 63
... sort of interest . " Well ! Well ! " he exclaimed placidly ; and then , with the air of a man who knows life : " Who with ? " he inquired with assurance . Mrs. Schomberg's immobility gave her an ap- pearance of listening intently ...
... sort of interest . " Well ! Well ! " he exclaimed placidly ; and then , with the air of a man who knows life : " Who with ? " he inquired with assurance . Mrs. Schomberg's immobility gave her an ap- pearance of listening intently ...
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