Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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Page 77
... 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 . " 9 VI We said no more about Heyst on that occasion VICTORY . 77.
... 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 . " 9 VI We said no more about Heyst on that occasion VICTORY . 77.
Page 85
... 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 . 85.
... 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 . 85.
Page 87
... woman know it was there . It might have turned out worse for her than not bring- ing 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 ...
... woman know it was there . It might have turned out worse for her than not bring- ing 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 ...
Page 88
... woman had been putting it on for years . She never even winked . It was immense ! The in- sight 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 ...
... woman had been putting it on for years . She never even winked . It was immense ! The in- sight 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 ...
Page 91
... 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 , without gleaning any more information . He was re- signed ...
... 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 , without gleaning any more information . He was re- signed ...
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