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Page xii
I don't mean the courage of self-assertion, either moral or physical, but the mere
way of it, the trick of the thing, the readiness of mind and the turn of the hand that
come without reflection and lead the man to excellence in life, in art, in crime, ...
I don't mean the courage of self-assertion, either moral or physical, but the mere
way of it, the trick of the thing, the readiness of mind and the turn of the hand that
come without reflection and lead the man to excellence in life, in art, in crime, ...
Page xv
Did he mean to frighten me? Or seduce me? Or astonish me? Or arouse my
admiration? All he did was to arouse my amused incredulity. As scoundrels go he
was far from being a bore. For the rest my innocence was so great then that I
could ...
Did he mean to frighten me? Or seduce me? Or astonish me? Or arouse my
admiration? All he did was to arouse my amused incredulity. As scoundrels go he
was far from being a bore. For the rest my innocence was so great then that I
could ...
Page 4
It was not a mean store. But he never did that. Afraid of mosquitoes, very likely.
Neither was he ever tempted by the silence to address any casual remarks to the
companion glow of the volcano. He was not mad. Queer chap — yes, that may ...
It was not a mean store. But he never did that. Afraid of mosquitoes, very likely.
Neither was he ever tempted by the silence to address any casual remarks to the
companion glow of the volcano. He was not mad. Queer chap — yes, that may ...
Page 16
This was one of those things that don't happen — unheard of things. He had no
real inkling of what it meant, till Heyst said definitely: "I can lend you the amount."
"You have the money?" whispered Morrison. "Do you mean here, in your pocket?
This was one of those things that don't happen — unheard of things. He had no
real inkling of what it meant, till Heyst said definitely: "I can lend you the amount."
"You have the money?" whispered Morrison. "Do you mean here, in your pocket?
Page 19
... means, whatever they might have been — sufficient, at any rate, to enable him
to lend money to people. These two had a duet down there, like conspirators in a
comic opera, of "Sh — ssh, shssh! Secrecy! Secrecy!" It must have been funny, ...
... means, whatever they might have been — sufficient, at any rate, to enable him
to lend money to people. These two had a duet down there, like conspirators in a
comic opera, of "Sh — ssh, shssh! Secrecy! Secrecy!" It must have been funny, ...
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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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