Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 47
... told my owner of it , " said the con- scientious commander of the Sissie . His owner had a face like an ancient lemon . He was small and wizened — which was strange , because generally a Chinaman , as he grows in prosperity , VICTORY . 47.
... told my owner of it , " said the con- scientious commander of the Sissie . His owner had a face like an ancient lemon . He was small and wizened — which was strange , because generally a Chinaman , as he grows in prosperity , VICTORY . 47.
Page 49
... told the jungle has choked the very sheds in Black Diamond Bay . Fact . He's a hermit in the wilderness now . But what can this manager get to eat there ? It beats me . 99 Sometimes a stranger would inquire with natural curiosity ...
... told the jungle has choked the very sheds in Black Diamond Bay . Fact . He's a hermit in the wilderness now . But what can this manager get to eat there ? It beats me . 99 Sometimes a stranger would inquire with natural curiosity ...
Page 52
... told me that directly his father died he lit out into the wide world on his own , and had been on the move till he fetched up against this famous coal business . Fits the son of his father somehow , don't you think ? " He For the rest ...
... told me that directly his father died he lit out into the wide world on his own , and had been on the move till he fetched up against this famous coal business . Fits the son of his father somehow , don't you think ? " He For the rest ...
Page 64
... told you . " " Eh ? " A mist seemed to roll away from before David- son's eyes , disclosing something he could not believe . " You can't mean it ! " he cried . " He's not the man for it . " But the last words came out in a faint voice ...
... told you . " " Eh ? " A mist seemed to roll away from before David- son's eyes , disclosing something he could not believe . " You can't mean it ! " he cried . " He's not the man for it . " But the last words came out in a faint voice ...
Page 65
... told her the truth . He was a gentleman . But no words could do justice to the conditions of life on Samburan . A desert island was nothing to it . Moreover , when you were cast away on a desert island - why , you could not help ...
... told her the truth . He was a gentleman . But no words could do justice to the conditions of life on Samburan . A desert island was nothing to it . Moreover , when you were cast away on a desert island - why , you could not help ...
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