Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 58
... Suddenly he turned inward and asked with brusque rage : " You wanted to see him ? " " Why , yes , " said Davidson . meet- " " We agreed to " Don't you bother . He doesn't care about that now . " " Doesn't he ? " " Well , you can judge ...
... Suddenly he turned inward and asked with brusque rage : " You wanted to see him ? " " Why , yes , " said Davidson . meet- " " We agreed to " Don't you bother . He doesn't care about that now . " " Doesn't he ? " " Well , you can judge ...
Page 60
... sudden and totally unmotived scowl . Otherwise the very Chinamen ignored her existence . She had interrupted Davidson in his reflections . Being alone with her , her silence and open - eyed immobility made him uncomfortable . He was ...
... sudden and totally unmotived scowl . Otherwise the very Chinamen ignored her existence . She had interrupted Davidson in his reflections . Being alone with her , her silence and open - eyed immobility made him uncomfortable . He was ...
Page 70
... a rather startling way , because the hotel - keeper's point of view was horribly abusive . All of a sudden , in the same hoarse sinister tone , he proceeded to call Heyst many names , of which " pig - dog " 70 VICTORY .
... a rather startling way , because the hotel - keeper's point of view was horribly abusive . All of a sudden , in the same hoarse sinister tone , he proceeded to call Heyst many names , of which " pig - dog " 70 VICTORY .
Page 84
... Suddenly Heyst spoke : " You understand that this was a case of odious persecution , don't you ? I became aware of it and- " It was a view which the sympathetic Davidson was capable of appreciating . " I am not surprised to hear it ...
... Suddenly Heyst spoke : " You understand that this was a case of odious persecution , don't you ? I became aware of it and- " It was a view which the sympathetic Davidson was capable of appreciating . " I am not surprised to hear it ...
Page 101
... of the concert - hall ; and Heyst felt a sudden pity for these beings , exploited , hopeless , devoid of charm and grace , whose fate of cheerless dependence invested their coarse and joyless features with a touch of pathos VICTORY . ΙΟΙ.
... of the concert - hall ; and Heyst felt a sudden pity for these beings , exploited , hopeless , devoid of charm and grace , whose fate of cheerless dependence invested their coarse and joyless features with a touch of pathos VICTORY . ΙΟΙ.
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