Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 70
... suppose the only course for me now is to make inquiries down at the port . I shall hear some- thing there , I don't doubt . " " Make inquiries of the devil ! " replied Schomberg in a hoarse mutter . Davidson's purpose in addressing the ...
... suppose the only course for me now is to make inquiries down at the port . I shall hear some- thing there , I don't doubt . " " Make inquiries of the devil ! " replied Schomberg in a hoarse mutter . Davidson's purpose in addressing the ...
Page 79
... suppose ; but he steered close inshore , stopped his engines , and lowered a boat . He went himself in that boat , which was manned , of course by his Malay seamen . Heyst , when he saw the boat pulling toward him , dropped his ...
... suppose ; but he steered close inshore , stopped his engines , and lowered a boat . He went himself in that boat , which was manned , of course by his Malay seamen . Heyst , when he saw the boat pulling toward him , dropped his ...
Page 80
... suppose I have done a certain amount of harm , since I allowed myself to be tempted into action . It seemed innocent enough , but all action is bound to be harmful . It is devilish . That is why this world is evil upon the whole . But I ...
... suppose I have done a certain amount of harm , since I allowed myself to be tempted into action . It seemed innocent enough , but all action is bound to be harmful . It is devilish . That is why this world is evil upon the whole . But I ...
Page 91
... information . He was re- signed . " I suppose , " he wheezed placidly , " I am bound to see her some day . " He meant to take the Samburan channel every trip , as before , of course . " Yes , " I said . " No doubt VICTORY . 91.
... information . He was re- signed . " I suppose , " he wheezed placidly , " I am bound to see her some day . " He meant to take the Samburan channel every trip , as before , of course . " Yes , " I said . " No doubt VICTORY . 91.
Page 111
... terrible once the desire to act gets hold of them . They lower their heads and charge a wall with an amazing serenity which nothing but an in- disciplined imagination can give . He was not a fool . I suppose he knew VICTORY . III.
... terrible once the desire to act gets hold of them . They lower their heads and charge a wall with an amazing serenity which nothing but an in- disciplined imagination can give . He was not a fool . I suppose he knew VICTORY . III.
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