Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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Page 35
... eyes , under his hand , and which , when she was out of his sight , made her so vague , so illusive a promise that could not be embraced and held . " No ! I don't see clearly what you mean . Is your mind turned towards the future ? " he ...
... eyes , under his hand , and which , when she was out of his sight , made her so vague , so illusive a promise that could not be embraced and held . " No ! I don't see clearly what you mean . Is your mind turned towards the future ? " he ...
Page 38
... and then stepped back a pace into the room . " White men , Lena , apparently . What are you doing ? " " I am just bathing my eyes a little , " the girl's voice said from the inner room . " Oh , yes ; all right ! " " 38 VICTORY .
... and then stepped back a pace into the room . " White men , Lena , apparently . What are you doing ? " " I am just bathing my eyes a little , " the girl's voice said from the inner room . " Oh , yes ; all right ! " " 38 VICTORY .
Page 39
... eyes from the ground , he saw the boat- t — a white man boat , not a canoe . He had good eyes . He had seen the boat , with the men at the oars ; and here Wang made a particular gesture over his eyes . He had turned at once and run to ...
... eyes from the ground , he saw the boat- t — a white man boat , not a canoe . He had good eyes . He had seen the boat , with the men at the oars ; and here Wang made a particular gesture over his eyes . He had turned at once and run to ...
Page 40
... eyes swept all over the offing till they met , far off , the dark cone of the volcano , with its faint plume of smoke broadening and vanishing everlastingly at the top , without alter- ing its shape in the glowing transparency of the ...
... eyes swept all over the offing till they met , far off , the dark cone of the volcano , with its faint plume of smoke broadening and vanishing everlastingly at the top , without alter- ing its shape in the glowing transparency of the ...
Page 41
... eyes roam idly over the sea . He was so absorbed in his per- plexity that a hollow sound , as of somebody tumbling about in a boat , with a clatter of oars and spars , failed to make him move for a moment . When his mind seized its ...
... eyes roam idly over the sea . He was so absorbed in his per- plexity that a hollow sound , as of somebody tumbling about in a boat , with a clatter of oars and spars , failed to make him move for a moment . When his mind seized its ...
Common terms and phrases
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