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Page xii
It is very obvious that on the arrival of the gentlemanly Mr . 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 ...
It is very obvious that on the arrival of the gentlemanly Mr . 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 ...
Page xiii
... would recall him to my mind so that I have 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 ...
... would recall him to my mind so that I have 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 ...
Page xiv
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 hotel in the Island of St . Thomas in
the ...
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 hotel in the Island of St . Thomas in
the ...
Page 103
... sprawling in a long chair , with his air of withered youth , raised his eyes
languidly , " My name ? Oh , plain Mr . Jones . put that down - a gentleman at
large . And this is Ricardo , " The pock - marked man , lying prostrate in another
long chair ...
... sprawling in a long chair , with his air of withered youth , raised his eyes
languidly , " My name ? Oh , plain Mr . Jones . put that down - a gentleman at
large . And this is Ricardo , " The pock - marked man , lying prostrate in another
long chair ...
Page 104
The offhand , hard manner and the contemptuous tone of “ plain Mr . 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 ...
The offhand , hard manner and the contemptuous tone of “ plain Mr . 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 ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Victory: An Island Tale The sun-dial library |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1923 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0385093144, 9780385093149 |
| Length | 462 pages |
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