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Page 178
Wang was not a common coolie . He had been a servant to white men before .
The agreement between him and Heyst consisted in the exchange of a few words
on the day when the last batch of the mine coolies was leaving Samburan .
Wang was not a common coolie . He had been a servant to white men before .
The agreement between him and Heyst consisted in the exchange of a few words
on the day when the last batch of the mine coolies was leaving Samburan .
Page 179
Catchee one piecee wife , " remarked Wang unemo . tionally , and marched off ,
turning his back on the wharf and the great world beyond , represented by the
steamer waiting for her boats . Heyst learned presently that Wang had persuaded
...
Catchee one piecee wife , " remarked Wang unemo . tionally , and marched off ,
turning his back on the wharf and the great world beyond , represented by the
steamer waiting for her boats . Heyst learned presently that Wang had persuaded
...
Page 180
Wang had invited them . But this was the only occasion when any sound louder
than the buzzing of insects had troubled the profound silence of the clearing . The
natives were never invited again . Wang not only knew how to live according to ...
Wang had invited them . But this was the only occasion when any sound louder
than the buzzing of insects had troubled the profound silence of the clearing . The
natives were never invited again . Wang not only knew how to live according to ...
Page 181
Heyst , following from a distance the progress of Wang's gardening and of these
... And , looking silently at the silent Wang going about his work in the bungalow
in his unhasty , steady way , Heyst envied the Chinaman's obedience to his ...
Heyst , following from a distance the progress of Wang's gardening and of these
... And , looking silently at the silent Wang going about his work in the bungalow
in his unhasty , steady way , Heyst envied the Chinaman's obedience to his ...
Page 182
DURING his master's absence at Sourabaya , Wang had busied himself with the
ground immediately in front of the principal bungalow . Emerging from the fringe
of grass growing across the shore end of the coaljetty , Heyst beheld a broad ...
DURING his master's absence at Sourabaya , Wang had busied himself with the
ground immediately in front of the principal bungalow . Emerging from the fringe
of grass growing across the shore end of the coaljetty , Heyst beheld a broad ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Victory, Volume 2 Victory, Joseph Conrad |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Doubleday, 1921 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 2 Jul 2019 |
| Length | 412 pages |
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