This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...for I felt myself very weak and very cold. If I could have thought of a prayer, I should have said it. I tried; but none came. And quite clearly above the waves I heard my own voice saying: "It is a pity, after all, that I left Brent." And all the time Victor never stopped shouting. Though I don't want to say anything ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...for I felt myself very weak and very cold. If I could have thought of a prayer, I should have said it. I tried; but none came. And quite clearly above the waves I heard my own voice saying: "It is a pity, after all, that I left Brent." And all the time Victor never stopped shouting. Though I don't want to say anything against anybody, least of all my fiance, still, I really can't help feeling that he acted rather like a pig. Suddenly, as we rose up floundering on the crest of a wave, and I just found strength enough to raise my eyes, I saw the flash of a pair of oars. But--ah, so far away! My hands were numb; never, never could I hold on till that boat came. Then, at the same instant, over the shore above the boat, I saw something shoot up into the sky. Ah! in a warm shock that was like life itself, I realized what was happening. Henry was coming for me in his aeroplane! I drew one long breath--I had barely time, as the great dragon fly came sweeping toward me on the wind. The next instant I saw Henry standing up on the little seat; and without any volplane or anything else, the machine turned turtle and dived down into the waves, only a little way from us. How my fingers clutched it, the cold, slippery edge of the boat! Slowly I began to count. If before I had counted twenty Henry had not come up out of the sea, I resolved to let go and go down and join him. Until that moment I had not realized what it means when we say a person is more than life to us. "Sixteen--seventeen--" After all, there was comfort in the thought that down in that clear green water I should be with him at last, with no Victor to bother me, or silly nonsense about Social Position and so on. Then, all of a sudden, not more than three or four meters away, I saw Henry...
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Used-Good. Good hardback in slate-grey cloth with gilt. Damage to cloth at bottom corner of front board; spine bumped; gilt lettering on spine dulled; owner's name.
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