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Page x
... matches the natural obscurity of our fate that even the best representative of
the race is liable to lose his detachment. It is very obvious that on the arrival of the
gentlemanly Mr. Jones, the single- minded Ricardo and the faithful Pedro, Heyst,
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... matches the natural obscurity of our fate that even the best representative of
the race is liable to lose his detachment. It is very obvious that on the arrival of the
gentlemanly Mr. Jones, the single- minded Ricardo and the faithful Pedro, Heyst,
...
Page xiii
... to attend to, which in the end got mixed up with an earthquake and so I had no
time to give to Ricardo. The reader need not be told that I have not forgotten him,
though. My contact with the faithful Pedro was much shorter and author's note xiii.
... to attend to, which in the end got mixed up with an earthquake and so I had no
time to give to Ricardo. The reader need not be told that I have not forgotten him,
though. My contact with the faithful Pedro was much shorter and author's note xiii.
Page xiv
My contact with the faithful Pedro was much shorter and my observation of him
was less complete but incomparably more anxious. It ended in a sudden
inspiration to get out of his way. It was in a hovel of sticks and mats by the side of
a path.
My contact with the faithful Pedro was much shorter and my observation of him
was less complete but incomparably more anxious. It ended in a sudden
inspiration to get out of his way. It was in a hovel of sticks and mats by the side of
a path.
Page 85
Citizen of Colombia, Peter, Pedro— I don't know that he ever had any other name
. Pedro, alligator-hunter. Oh, yes— I'll pay his board with the half-caste. Can't help
myself. He's so confoundedly devoted to me that if I were to give him the sack ...
Citizen of Colombia, Peter, Pedro— I don't know that he ever had any other name
. Pedro, alligator-hunter. Oh, yes— I'll pay his board with the half-caste. Can't help
myself. He's so confoundedly devoted to me that if I were to give him the sack ...
Page 95
"Ah, I see you want to make a success of it. Very good. That's the way to get on.
Don't let it disturb you. You chase all the Chinamen to bed early, and we'll get
Pedro here every evening. He isn't the conventional waiter's cut, but he VICTORY
...
"Ah, I see you want to make a success of it. Very good. That's the way to get on.
Don't let it disturb you. You chase all the Chinamen to bed early, and we'll get
Pedro here every evening. He isn't the conventional waiter's cut, but he VICTORY
...
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answer appeared arms asked believe better boat chair Chinaman clear close coming course dark Davidson don't door doubt expect expression eyes face fact feel feet fellow felt gave girl give glance gone governor hand head hear heard Heyst hold island Jones keep knew leaving Lena light lips living looked manner matter mean mind Morrison moved movement murmured nature never night once passed Pedro perhaps raised reason remained remarked Ricardo round Schomberg seemed seen short shoulders side sight silence smile sort sound speak stand steps stood stopped strange suddenly sure surprised talk tell There's thing thought told tone took trouble turned understand verandah voice waited walked Wang watched whispered woman wonder
Bibliographic information
| Title | Victory International collectors library |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Interantional Collectors Library, 1921 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 30 Jun 2009 |
| Length | 385 pages |
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