Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 80
... but all action is bound to be harmful . It is devilish . That is why this world is evil upon the whole . But I have done with it ! I shall never lift a little finger again . At one time I thought that intelligent obser- 80 VICTORY .
... but all action is bound to be harmful . It is devilish . That is why this world is evil upon the whole . But I have done with it ! I shall never lift a little finger again . At one time I thought that intelligent obser- 80 VICTORY .
Page 81
... thought to himself . But , looking at the physiognomy above him on the wharf , he was obliged to dismiss the notion of common , crude lunacy . It was truly most unusual talk . Then he remembered - in his surprise he had lost sight of it ...
... thought to himself . But , looking at the physiognomy above him on the wharf , he was obliged to dismiss the notion of common , crude lunacy . It was truly most unusual talk . Then he remembered - in his surprise he had lost sight of it ...
Page 87
... thought he had merely dreamed of all that had passed between them . He ordered another drink , to get the Chinaman out of the room , and then seized the parcel , which was reposing on a chair near him , and with no more than a mutter ...
... thought he had merely dreamed of all that had passed between them . He ordered another drink , to get the Chinaman out of the room , and then seized the parcel , which was reposing on a chair near him , and with no more than a mutter ...
Page 92
... thought . We spoke no more of Heyst's girl . Before we separated , he gave me a piece of unrelated obser- vation . " It's funny , " he said , " but I fancy there's some gambling going on in the evening at Schomberg's place , on the ...
... thought . We spoke no more of Heyst's girl . Before we separated , he gave me a piece of unrelated obser- vation . " It's funny , " he said , " but I fancy there's some gambling going on in the evening at Schomberg's place , on the ...
Page 110
... were in a state of confusion , but his mind was clear . " That's bad . But it isn't actual ill - usage that this girl is complaining of , " he thought lucidly after she left him./ II That was how it began . How it was IIO VICTORY .
... were in a state of confusion , but his mind was clear . " That's bad . But it isn't actual ill - usage that this girl is complaining of , " he thought lucidly after she left him./ II That was how it began . How it was IIO VICTORY .
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