Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 40
... Wang seemed 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 ...
... Wang seemed 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 ...
Page 43
... Wang was coming along the jetty slowly , with intent , straining eyes . " Run back and bring a crowbar here . There's one lying by the coal - heap , " Heyst shouted to him . The man standing in the boat sat down on the thwart behind him ...
... Wang was coming along the jetty slowly , with intent , straining eyes . " Run back and bring a crowbar here . There's one lying by the coal - heap , " Heyst shouted to him . The man standing in the boat sat down on the thwart behind him ...
Page 53
... Wang hammered at the brass tap on the wharf , then stood behind Number One , crowbar in hand , motionless as before . Ricardo was perhaps not so certain of Pedro's toughness as he affirmed ; for he stooped , peering under the wharf ...
... Wang hammered at the brass tap on the wharf , then stood behind Number One , crowbar in hand , motionless as before . Ricardo was perhaps not so certain of Pedro's toughness as he affirmed ; for he stooped , peering under the wharf ...
Page 59
... an obscure sense of an impending crisis . Pedro on one side of them and Wang on the other had the air of watchful spectators . A few stars had come out pursuing the ebbing twilight . A light draught of air , tepid VICTORY . 59.
... an obscure sense of an impending crisis . Pedro on one side of them and Wang on the other had the air of watchful spectators . A few stars had come out pursuing the ebbing twilight . A light draught of air , tepid VICTORY . 59.
Page 60
... Wang , go back to the shore and run the trolley out here . " The last words having been spoken in Malay , he explained courteously that he had given directions for the transport of the luggage . Wang had melted into the night in his ...
... Wang , go back to the shore and run the trolley out here . " The last words having been spoken in Malay , he explained courteously that he had given directions for the transport of the luggage . Wang had melted into the night in his ...
Common terms and phrases
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