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Page 13
Polite attention, what's due from one gentleman listening to another, was what he
showed; and, as usual, it was catching; so that Morrison pulled himself together
and finished his narrative in a conversational tone, with a man-of-the-world air.
Polite attention, what's due from one gentleman listening to another, was what he
showed; and, as usual, it was catching; so that Morrison pulled himself together
and finished his narrative in a conversational tone, with a man-of-the-world air.
Page 17
"Joking!" Heyst 's blue eyes went hard as he turned them on the discomposed
Morrison. "In what way, may I ask?" he continued with austere politeness.
Morrison was abashed. "Forgive me, Heyst. You must have been sent by God in
answer to ...
"Joking!" Heyst 's blue eyes went hard as he turned them on the discomposed
Morrison. "In what way, may I ask?" he continued with austere politeness.
Morrison was abashed. "Forgive me, Heyst. You must have been sent by God in
answer to ...
Page 24
Oh, yes; it had come, and anybody could see what would be the consequences
— the end of the individual trader, smothered under a great invasion of steamers.
We could not afford to buy steamers. Not we. And Heyst was the manager.
Oh, yes; it had come, and anybody could see what would be the consequences
— the end of the individual trader, smothered under a great invasion of steamers.
We could not afford to buy steamers. Not we. And Heyst was the manager.
Page 26
What was I always telling you? Aha! There was nothing in it. I knew it. But what I
would like to know is what became of that — Swede." He put a stress on the word
Swede as if it meant scoundrel. He detested Scandinavians generally. Why?
What was I always telling you? Aha! There was nothing in it. I knew it. But what I
would like to know is what became of that — Swede." He put a stress on the word
Swede as if it meant scoundrel. He detested Scandinavians generally. Why?
Page 27
Been strolling on the wharf and reading. 'I remain in possession here,' he told
Captain Davidson. What I want to know is what he gets to eat there. A piece of
dried fish now and then — what? That's coming down pretty low for a man who
turned ...
Been strolling on the wharf and reading. 'I remain in possession here,' he told
Captain Davidson. What I want to know is what he gets to eat there. A piece of
dried fish now and then — what? That's coming down pretty low for a man who
turned ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Victory: An Island Tale |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1923 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2009 |
| Length | 462 pages |
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