Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 74
... woman , the sarong ended a good way above her ankles . She stood poised firmly , half - way between the table and the curtained doorway , the insteps of her bare feet gleaming like marble on the overshadowed matting of the floor . The ...
... woman , the sarong ended a good way above her ankles . She stood poised firmly , half - way between the table and the curtained doorway , the insteps of her bare feet gleaming like marble on the overshadowed matting of the floor . The ...
Page 75
... woman's face and shoulders above the Malay sarong , as if it were an airy disguise ; but her expression was serious . " No ! " she replied . " It was distress , rather . You see , you weren't there , and I couldn't tell why you had gone ...
... woman's face and shoulders above the Malay sarong , as if it were an airy disguise ; but her expression was serious . " No ! " she replied . " It was distress , rather . You see , you weren't there , and I couldn't tell why you had gone ...
Page 103
... dismay . Had the girl been trusted or mistrusted by that man ? Whatever it was , it was bound to be wholly ! With women there could be no half - measures . He could not imagine a fellow half - trusting a woman in VICTORY . 103.
... dismay . Had the girl been trusted or mistrusted by that man ? Whatever it was , it was bound to be wholly ! With women there could be no half - measures . He could not imagine a fellow half - trusting a woman in VICTORY . 103.
Page 104
... woman would be trusted . But , trusted or mistrusted , was her presence a favourable or unfavourable condition of the problem ? That was the question ! A The temptation to consult his chief , to talk over the weighty fact and get his ...
... woman would be trusted . But , trusted or mistrusted , was her presence a favourable or unfavourable condition of the problem ? That was the question ! A The temptation to consult his chief , to talk over the weighty fact and get his ...
Page 119
... woman , most likely , had sneaked out , and was walking about somewhere in the grounds at the back . She had been probably ordered to keep out of sight . Why ? Because the fellow mistrusted his guests ; or was it because he mistrusted ...
... woman , most likely , had sneaked out , and was walking about somewhere in the grounds at the back . She had been probably ordered to keep out of sight . Why ? Because the fellow mistrusted his guests ; or was it because he mistrusted ...
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