Victory: An Island TaleA story of rescue and violent tragedy set in the Malayan archipelago, 'Victory' combines high adventure with sensitive portrayal of three drifters. |
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Page 59
... 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 60
... 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 69
... 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 69.
... 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 69.
Page 86
... suppose he knew — or at least he felt - where this was leading him . But his complete inexperience gave him the necessary audac- ity . The girl's voice was charming when she spoke to him of her miserable past , in simple terms , with a ...
... suppose he knew — or at least he felt - where this was leading him . But his complete inexperience gave him the necessary audac- ity . The girl's voice was charming when she spoke to him of her miserable past , in simple terms , with a ...
Page 88
... suppose that she was seduced by the uncovered intellectual forehead and the long reddish moustaches of her new friend . New is not the right word . She had never had a friend before ; and the sensation of this friendli- ness going out ...
... suppose that she was seduced by the uncovered intellectual forehead and the long reddish moustaches of her new friend . New is not the right word . She had never had a friend before ; and the sensation of this friendli- ness going out ...
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