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... Jones , the single - minded Ricardo and the faithful Pedro , Heyst , the man of universal detachment , loses his mental self - possession , that fine attitude before the universally irremediable which wears the name of stoicism . It is ...
... Jones , the single - minded Ricardo and the faithful Pedro , Heyst , the man of universal detachment , loses his mental self - possession , that fine attitude before the universally irremediable which wears the name of stoicism . It is ...
Page xiii
... fastened on to him many words heard on other men's lips and belonging to other men's less perfect , less pathetic moods . The same observation will apply mutatis mutandis • to Mr. Jones , who is built on a AUTHOR'S NOTE xiii.
... fastened on to him many words heard on other men's lips and belonging to other men's less perfect , less pathetic moods . The same observation will apply mutatis mutandis • to Mr. Jones , who is built on a AUTHOR'S NOTE xiii.
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An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. • to Mr. Jones , who is built on a much slenderer con nection . Mr. Jones ( or whatever his name was ) did not drift away from me . He turned his back on me and walked out of the room . It was in a little ...
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. • to Mr. Jones , who is built on a much slenderer con nection . Mr. Jones ( or whatever his name was ) did not drift away from me . He turned his back on me and walked out of the room . It was in a little ...
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... Jones - put that down -a gentleman at large . And this is Ricardo . " The pock - marked man , lying prostrate in another long chair , made a grimace , as if something had tickled the end of his nose , but did not come out of his ...
... Jones - put that down -a gentleman at large . And this is Ricardo . " The pock - marked man , lying prostrate in another long chair , made a grimace , as if something had tickled the end of his nose , but did not come out of his ...
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... Jones " disconcerted Schomberg utterly . He had never been spoken to like this in his life . He shook his head in silence and withdrew , not exactly scared - though he was in reality of a timid disposition under his manly exterior - but ...
... Jones " disconcerted Schomberg utterly . He had never been spoken to like this in his life . He shook his head in silence and withdrew , not exactly scared - though he was in reality of a timid disposition under his manly exterior - but ...
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