Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 23
... tone hardly concealed his irritation . " What power there must be in words , only imperfectly heard - for you did not listen with particular care , did you ? What were they ? What evil effort of invention drove them into that idiot's ...
... tone hardly concealed his irritation . " What power there must be in words , only imperfectly heard - for you did not listen with particular care , did you ? What were they ? What evil effort of invention drove them into that idiot's ...
Page 26
... tone . He extended his hand to help her up . He had the intention to smile , but abandoned it at the nearer sight of her still face , in which was depicted the infinite lassitude of her soul._On their way to regain the forest path they ...
... tone . He extended his hand to help her up . He had the intention to smile , but abandoned it at the nearer sight of her still face , in which was depicted the infinite lassitude of her soul._On their way to regain the forest path they ...
Page 43
... tone of his words , alternat- ing a broken croak and a faint , throaty rustle which just reached Heyst's ears . The man in the boat raised his hands to be helped up on the jetty , whisper- ing : " " " I tried . I am too weak . I tumbled ...
... tone of his words , alternat- ing a broken croak and a faint , throaty rustle which just reached Heyst's ears . The man in the boat raised his hands to be helped up on the jetty , whisper- ing : " " " I tried . I am too weak . I tumbled ...
Page 47
... tone of which , reflecting his feelings , partook of purring and spitting . They had been thirty hours tugging at the oars , he explained , and they had been more than forty hours without water , except that the night before they had ...
... tone of which , reflecting his feelings , partook of purring and spitting . They had been thirty hours tugging at the oars , he explained , and they had been more than forty hours without water , except that the night before they had ...
Page 49
... tones . Pulling for thirty hours with eighteen - foot oars ! And the sun ! Ricardo relieved his feelings by cursing the sun . They had felt their hearts and lungs shrivel within them . And then , as if all that hadn't been trouble ...
... tones . Pulling for thirty hours with eighteen - foot oars ! And the sun ! Ricardo relieved his feelings by cursing the sun . They had felt their hearts and lungs shrivel within them . And then , as if all that hadn't been trouble ...
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