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He was small and wizened — which was strange , because generally a
Chinaman , as he grows in prosperity , puts on inches of girth and stature . To
serve a Chinese firm is not so bad . Once they become convinced you deal
straight by them ...
He was small and wizened — which was strange , because generally a
Chinaman , as he grows in prosperity , puts on inches of girth and stature . To
serve a Chinese firm is not so bad . Once they become convinced you deal
straight by them ...
Page 181
Presently , giving way to a Chinaman ' s ruling passion , he could be observed
breaking the ground near his hut , between the mighty stumps of felled trees ,
with a miner ' s pickaxe . After a time , he discovered a rusty but serviceable
spade in ...
Presently , giving way to a Chinaman ' s ruling passion , he could be observed
breaking the ground near his hut , between the mighty stumps of felled trees ,
with a miner ' s pickaxe . After a time , he discovered a rusty but serviceable
spade in ...
Page 382
It would be useless , for instance , to tell me that your Chinaman has run off with
your money . A man living alone with a Chinaman on an island takes care to
conceal property of that kind so well that the devil himself " “ Certainly , ” Heyst ...
It would be useless , for instance , to tell me that your Chinaman has run off with
your money . A man living alone with a Chinaman on an island takes care to
conceal property of that kind so well that the devil himself " “ Certainly , ” Heyst ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Victory Volume 15 of Complete Works, Joseph Conrad |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1926 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 17 Aug 2010 |
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