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Page 49
... 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 gentle man only makes it worse . " VI WE SAID no more about Heyst on that occasion VICTORY 49.
... 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 gentle man only makes it worse . " VI WE SAID no more about Heyst on that occasion VICTORY 49.
Page 55
... can safely defy the fates . " When relating all this to me , Davidson's only comment was : " Funny notion of defying the fates - to take a woman in tow ! " VII SOME Considerable time afterward we did not meet very VICTORY 55.
... can safely defy the fates . " When relating all this to me , Davidson's only comment was : " Funny notion of defying the fates - to take a woman in tow ! " VII SOME Considerable time afterward we did not meet very VICTORY 55.
Page 56
... 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 57
... 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 any- body in the ...
... 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 any- body in the ...
Page 59
... woman who took the piano and was under- stood to be the fellow's wife . This was not a very satisfactory result . Davidson stayed on , and even joined the table d'hôte dinner , without gleaning any more information . He was resigned ...
... woman who took the piano and was under- stood to be the fellow's wife . This was not a very satisfactory result . Davidson stayed on , and even joined the table d'hôte dinner , without gleaning any more information . He was resigned ...
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