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... Java Sea in some of the Tesman's trading schooners , and then vanished , on board an Arab ship , in the direction of New Guinea . He remained so long in that outlying part of his enchanted circle that he was nearly forgotten before he ...
... Java Sea in some of the Tesman's trading schooners , and then vanished , on board an Arab ship , in the direction of New Guinea . He remained so long in that outlying part of his enchanted circle that he was nearly forgotten before he ...
Page 33
... Java Sea and back again , was dis- tinctly monotonous and , in a sense , lonely . He never had any sort of company on board . Native deck- passengers in plenty , of course , but never a white man , so the presence of Heyst for two days ...
... Java Sea and back again , was dis- tinctly monotonous and , in a sense , lonely . He never had any sort of company on board . Native deck- passengers in plenty , of course , but never a white man , so the presence of Heyst for two days ...
Page 164
... over the water , of course , " said the hotel- keeper . " For people like you , three days in a good , big boat is nothing . It's no more than a little outing , a bit of a change . At this season the Java Sea 164 VICTORY.
... over the water , of course , " said the hotel- keeper . " For people like you , three days in a good , big boat is nothing . It's no more than a little outing , a bit of a change . At this season the Java Sea 164 VICTORY.
Page 165
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. of a change . At this season the Java Sea is a pond . I have an excellent , safe boat - a ship's life - boat - carry thirty , let alone three , and a child could handle her . You wouldn't get a wet face at ...
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. of a change . At this season the Java Sea is a pond . I have an excellent , safe boat - a ship's life - boat - carry thirty , let alone three , and a child could handle her . You wouldn't get a wet face at ...
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... Java Sea had drifted the boat about until they partly lost their bear- ings ; and that by some extraordinary mistake one of the two jars put into the boat by Schomberg's man con- tained salt water . Ricardo tried to put some pathos into ...
... Java Sea had drifted the boat about until they partly lost their bear- ings ; and that by some extraordinary mistake one of the two jars put into the boat by Schomberg's man con- tained salt water . Ricardo tried to put some pathos into ...
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