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Page 7
... the top , he went to present a letter of introduction to Mr . Tesman of Tesman
Brothers , a Sourabaya firm - tip - top house . Well , Mr . Tesman was a kindly ,
benevolent old gentleman . He did not know what to make of that caller . After
telling ...
... the top , he went to present a letter of introduction to Mr . Tesman of Tesman
Brothers , a Sourabaya firm - tip - top house . Well , Mr . Tesman was a kindly ,
benevolent old gentleman . He did not know what to make of that caller . After
telling ...
Page 14
... when Morrison interrupted him jerkily . . “ Upon my word , I don ' t know why I
have been telling you all this . ... Words can ' t do it justice ; but since I ' ve told you
so much I may as well tell you more . Listen . This morning on board , in my ...
... when Morrison interrupted him jerkily . . “ Upon my word , I don ' t know why I
have been telling you all this . ... Words can ' t do it justice ; but since I ' ve told you
so much I may as well tell you more . Listen . This morning on board , in my ...
Page 25
The T . B . C . Co . went into liquidation , as I began by telling you . The Tesmans
washed their hands of it . The Government cancelled those famous contracts .
The talk died out , and presently it was remarked here and there that Heyst had ...
The T . B . C . Co . went into liquidation , as I began by telling you . The Tesmans
washed their hands of it . The Government cancelled those famous contracts .
The talk died out , and presently it was remarked here and there that Heyst had ...
Page 26
What was I always telling you ? Aha ! There was nothing in it . I knew it . But what
I ... But he put on a sinister expression to tell us that Heyst had not paid perhaps
three visits altogether to his “ establishment . ” This was Heyst ' s crime , for which
...
What was I always telling you ? Aha ! There was nothing in it . I knew it . But what
I ... But he put on a sinister expression to tell us that Heyst had not paid perhaps
three visits altogether to his “ establishment . ” This was Heyst ' s crime , for which
...
Page 33
Native deckpassengers in plenty , of course , but never a white man , so the
presence of Heyst for two days must have been a godsend . Davidson was telling
us all about it afterward . Heyst said that his father had written a lot of books . He
was ...
Native deckpassengers in plenty , of course , but never a white man , so the
presence of Heyst for two days must have been a godsend . Davidson was telling
us all about it afterward . Heyst said that his father had written a lot of books . 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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