Victory, Volume 2The tale of a Swedish nobleman living alone on an island in the South seas. An analysis of evil. |
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Page 10
When you spoke to Morrison of going homem he was from Dorsetshire he
shuddered . He said it was dark and wet there ; that it was like living with your
head and shoulders in a moist gunny - bag . That was only his exaggerated style
of talking ...
When you spoke to Morrison of going homem he was from Dorsetshire he
shuddered . He said it was dark and wet there ; that it was like living with your
head and shoulders in a moist gunny - bag . That was only his exaggerated style
of talking ...
Page 12
When Heyst met him in Delli , Morrison was walking along the street , his
eyeglass tossed over his shoulder , his head down , with the hopeless aspect of
those hardened tramps one sees on our roads trudging from work house to
workhouse .
When Heyst met him in Delli , Morrison was walking along the street , his
eyeglass tossed over his shoulder , his head down , with the hopeless aspect of
those hardened tramps one sees on our roads trudging from work house to
workhouse .
Page 16
Morrison , staring open - mouthed , groped over his shoulder for the cord of the
eyeglass hanging down his back . ... of great dazzling wings to sprout on the
Swede's shoulders — and didn't want to miss a single detail of the transformation
.
Morrison , staring open - mouthed , groped over his shoulder for the cord of the
eyeglass hanging down his back . ... of great dazzling wings to sprout on the
Swede's shoulders — and didn't want to miss a single detail of the transformation
.
Page 68
The small platform was filled with white muslin dresses and crimson sashes
slanting from shoulders provided with bare arms , which sawed away without
respite . Zangiacomo conducted . He wore a white mess - jacket , a black dress ...
The small platform was filled with white muslin dresses and crimson sashes
slanting from shoulders provided with bare arms , which sawed away without
respite . Zangiacomo conducted . He wore a white mess - jacket , a black dress ...
Page 70
It was evident in the outline of the shoulders , in the slender white bust springing
up , barred slantwise by the crimson sash , from the bell - shaped spread of
muslin skirt hiding the chair on which she sat averted a little from the body of the
hall .
It was evident in the outline of the shoulders , in the slender white bust springing
up , barred slantwise by the crimson sash , from the bell - shaped spread of
muslin skirt hiding the chair on which she sat averted a little from the body of the
hall .
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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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