Victory: An Island TaleA story of rescue and violent tragedy set in the Malayan archipelago, 'Victory' combines high adventure with sensitive portrayal of three drifters. |
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Page 44
... felt in honour obliged to converse ; so he said , putting his own interpretation on this surprising silence : " I see not much account . Such bands hardly ever are . An Italian lot , Mrs. Schomberg , to judge by the name of the boss ...
... felt in honour obliged to converse ; so he said , putting his own interpretation on this surprising silence : " I see not much account . Such bands hardly ever are . An Italian lot , Mrs. Schomberg , to judge by the name of the boss ...
Page 77
... felt as if witnessing a deed of violence ; and that im- pression was so strong that it seemed marvellous to see the people sitting so quietly on their chairs , drink- ing so calmly out of their glasses , and giving no signs of distress ...
... felt as if witnessing a deed of violence ; and that im- pression was so strong that it seemed marvellous to see the people sitting so quietly on their chairs , drink- ing so calmly out of their glasses , and giving no signs of distress ...
Page 78
... felt a sud- den pity for these beings exploited , hopeless , devoid of charm and grace , whose fate of cheerless depen- dence invested their coarse and joyless features with a touch of pathos . Heyst was temperamentally sympathetic . To ...
... felt a sud- den pity for these beings exploited , hopeless , devoid of charm and grace , whose fate of cheerless depen- dence invested their coarse and joyless features with a touch of pathos . Heyst was temperamentally sympathetic . To ...
Page 86
... felt - where this was leading him . But his complete inexperience gave him the necessary audac- ity . The girl's voice was charming when she spoke to him of her miserable past , in simple terms , with a sort of unconscious cynicism ...
... felt - where this was leading him . But his complete inexperience gave him the necessary audac- ity . The girl's voice was charming when she spoke to him of her miserable past , in simple terms , with a sort of unconscious cynicism ...
Page 92
... felt restless in all his limbs . As this reaction from the long immobility would not be denied , he humoured it by passing quietly along the back ver- anda and out into the grounds at the side of the house , into the black shadows under ...
... felt restless in all his limbs . As this reaction from the long immobility would not be denied , he humoured it by passing quietly along the back ver- anda and out into the grounds at the side of the house , into the black shadows under ...
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