Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 33
... suddenly in that voice . " You should try to love me ! " she said . He had a movement of astonishment . " Try ! " he muttered . " But it seems to me— " He broke off , saying to himself that if he loved her , he had never told her so in ...
... suddenly in that voice . " You should try to love me ! " she said . He had a movement of astonishment . " Try ! " he muttered . " But it seems to me— " He broke off , saying to himself that if he loved her , he had never told her so in ...
Page 36
... sudden and close embrace . Her alacrity to respond , which made her seem as light as a feather , warmed his heart at that moment more than closer caresses had done before . He had not expected that ready impulse toward himself which had ...
... sudden and close embrace . Her alacrity to respond , which made her seem as light as a feather , warmed his heart at that moment more than closer caresses had done before . He had not expected that ready impulse toward himself which had ...
Page 40
... Suddenly , as if he had received a shock , he started , flung his arm out with a pointing forefinger , and made guttural noises to the effect that there , there , there , he had seen a boat . It was very uncanny . Heyst thought of some ...
... Suddenly , as if he had received a shock , he started , flung his arm out with a pointing forefinger , and made guttural noises to the effect that there , there , there , he had seen a boat . It was very uncanny . Heyst thought of some ...
Page 44
... gave way , and a sudden thick jet broke on his face . In a moment his shoulders were soaked , the front of his coat inundated ; he streamed and dripped ; water ran into his pockets , down his legs , into his shoes 44 VICTORY .
... gave way , and a sudden thick jet broke on his face . In a moment his shoulders were soaked , the front of his coat inundated ; he streamed and dripped ; water ran into his pockets , down his legs , into his shoes 44 VICTORY .
Page 45
... Suddenly a curious dull roar reached Heyst's ears . Something hairy and black flew from under the jetty . A dishevelled head , coming on like a cannonball , took the man at the pipe in flank , with enough force to tear his grip loose ...
... Suddenly a curious dull roar reached Heyst's ears . Something hairy and black flew from under the jetty . A dishevelled head , coming on like a cannonball , took the man at the pipe in flank , with enough force to tear his grip loose ...
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