Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 33
... turned her head a little . 66 I have done nothing , " she said in a low voice . " It's you who have been good , helpful , and tender to me . Perhaps you love me for that - just for that ; or perhaps you love me for company , and because ...
... turned her head a little . 66 I have done nothing , " she said in a low voice . " It's you who have been good , helpful , and tender to me . Perhaps you love me for that - just for that ; or perhaps you love me for company , and because ...
Page 35
... turned towards the future ? " he interpellated her with marked playfulness , because he was ashamed to let such a word pass his lips . But all his cherished negations were falling off him one by one . " Because if it is so there is ...
... turned towards the future ? " he interpellated her with marked playfulness , because he was ashamed to let such a word pass his lips . But all his cherished negations were falling off him one by one . " Because if it is so there is ...
Page 39
... turned at once and run to the house to report . " No mistake , eh ? " said Heyst , moving on . At the very outer edge of the belt he stopped short . Wang halted behind him on the path , till the voice of Number One called him sharply ...
... turned at once and run to the house to report . " No mistake , eh ? " said Heyst , moving on . At the very outer edge of the belt he stopped short . Wang halted behind him on the path , till the voice of Number One called him sharply ...
Page 40
... turned into stone . Suddenly , as if he had received a shock , he started , flung his arm out with a pointing forefinger , and made guttural noises to the effect that there , there , there , he had seen a boat . It was very uncanny ...
... turned into stone . Suddenly , as if he had received a shock , he started , flung his arm out with a pointing forefinger , and made guttural noises to the effect that there , there , there , he had seen a boat . It was very uncanny ...
Page 42
... . He swayed dizzily , spreading his arms out , and uttered faintly a hoarse , dreamy , " Hallo ! " His up- turned face was swollen , red , peeling all over the nose and cheeks . His stare was irrational . Heyst 42 VICTORY .
... . He swayed dizzily , spreading his arms out , and uttered faintly a hoarse , dreamy , " Hallo ! " His up- turned face was swollen , red , peeling all over the nose and cheeks . His stare was irrational . Heyst 42 VICTORY .
Common terms and phrases
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