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Page 51
... don't take a woman into a desert jungle without being made sorry for it sooner or later , in one way or another ; and Heyst being a gentleman only makes it worse . " VI WE SAID no more about Heyst on that occasion VICTORY 51.
... don't take a woman into a desert jungle without being made sorry for it sooner or later , in one way or another ; and Heyst being a gentleman only makes it worse . " VI WE SAID no more about Heyst on that occasion VICTORY 51.
Page 57
... that here we can safely defy the fates . " When relating all this to me , Davidson's only com- ment was : " Funny notion of defying the fates - to take a woman in tow ! " VII SOME Considerable time afterward - we did not meet VICTORY 57.
... that here we can safely defy the fates . " When relating all this to me , Davidson's only com- ment was : " Funny notion of defying the fates - to take a woman in tow ! " VII SOME Considerable time afterward - we did not meet VICTORY 57.
Page 58
... woman know it was there . It might have turned out worse for her than not bringing the thing back at all . " And so he waited , ringing the bell again and again , and swallowing two or three iced drinks which he did not want . Presently ...
... woman know it was there . It might have turned out worse for her than not bringing the thing back at all . " And so he waited , ringing the bell again and again , and swallowing two or three iced drinks which he did not want . Presently ...
Page 59
... woman had been putting it on for years . She never even winked . It was immense ! The insight he had obtained almost frightened him ; he couldn't get over his wonder at knowing more of the real Mrs. Schomberg than anybody in the Islands ...
... woman had been putting it on for years . She never even winked . It was immense ! The insight he had obtained almost frightened him ; he couldn't get over his wonder at knowing more of the real Mrs. Schomberg than anybody in the Islands ...
Page 62
... woman who took the piano and was understood to be the fellow's wife . This was not a very satisfactory result . Davidson stayed on , and even joined the table d'hôte dinner , with- out gleaning any more information . He was resigned ...
... woman who took the piano and was understood to be the fellow's wife . This was not a very satisfactory result . Davidson stayed on , and even joined the table d'hôte dinner , with- out gleaning any more information . He was resigned ...
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