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... to me or even at me ( he would not even look up but kept his eyes fixed on the deck ) but more as if communing in a low voice with his familiar devil . Now and then he would give me a glance and make the hairs xiv AUTHOR'S NOTE.
... to me or even at me ( he would not even look up but kept his eyes fixed on the deck ) but more as if communing in a low voice with his familiar devil . Now and then he would give me a glance and make the hairs xiv AUTHOR'S NOTE.
Page xv
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. he would give me a glance and make the hairs of his stiff little moustache stir quaintly . His eyes were green and every cat I see to this day reminds me of the exact contour of his face . What he was ...
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. he would give me a glance and make the hairs of his stiff little moustache stir quaintly . His eyes were green and every cat I see to this day reminds me of the exact contour of his face . What he was ...
Page 47
... glance in that direction and thought of making some sort of reassuring sign to her , but she looked so bereft of senses , and almost of life , perched up there , that it seemed not worth while . He disengaged his button with firm ...
... glance in that direction and thought of making some sort of reassuring sign to her , but she looked so bereft of senses , and almost of life , perched up there , that it seemed not worth while . He disengaged his button with firm ...
Page 71
... glance of Heyst , who looked away at once towards the girl . She had not moved . Her arms hung down ; her eyelids were lowered . Heyst laid down his half - smoked cigar and com- pressed his lips . Then he got up . It was the same sort ...
... glance of Heyst , who looked away at once towards the girl . She had not moved . Her arms hung down ; her eyelids were lowered . Heyst laid down his half - smoked cigar and com- pressed his lips . Then he got up . It was the same sort ...
Page 92
... glance of frank tenderness , quick as lightning , and leaving a profound impression , a secret touch on the heart . It was in the grounds of the hotel , about tiffin time , while the ladies of the orchestra were strolling back to their ...
... glance of frank tenderness , quick as lightning , and leaving a profound impression , a secret touch on the heart . It was in the grounds of the hotel , about tiffin time , while the ladies of the orchestra were strolling back to their ...
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