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Page 17
Well , Mr. Tesman a kindly , benevolent old gentleman . He did not know what to
make of that caller . After telling him that they wished to render his stay among the
islands as pleasant as possible , and that they were ready to assist him in his ...
Well , Mr. Tesman a kindly , benevolent old gentleman . He did not know what to
make of that caller . After telling him that they wished to render his stay among the
islands as pleasant as possible , and that they were ready to assist him in his ...
Page 18
I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken
about it , because , for a time , our man ... Thereafter he mooned about the Java
Sea in some of the Tesmans ' trading schooners , and then vanished , on board
an ...
I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken
about it , because , for a time , our man ... Thereafter he mooned about the Java
Sea in some of the Tesmans ' trading schooners , and then vanished , on board
an ...
Page 27
He had left all his spare cash with the Tesmans , in Samarang , to meet certain
bills which would fall due while he was away on his cruise . Anyhow , that money
would not have been any more good to him than if it had been in the innermost ...
He had left all his spare cash with the Tesmans , in Samarang , to meet certain
bills which would fall due while he was away on his cruise . Anyhow , that money
would not have been any more good to him than if it had been in the innermost ...
Page 36
The Tesmans appointed agents , a contract for government mail - boats secured ,
the era of steam beginning for the islands — a great stride forward - Heyst's stride
! And all this sprang from the meeting of the cornered Morrison and of the ...
The Tesmans appointed agents , a contract for government mail - boats secured ,
the era of steam beginning for the islands — a great stride forward - Heyst's stride
! And all this sprang from the meeting of the cornered Morrison and of the ...
Page 37
He got the news in the Moluccas through the Tesmans , and then disappeared for
a time . It appears that he strayed with a Dutch government doctor in Amboyna , a
friend of his who looked after him for a bit in his bungalow . He became visible ...
He got the news in the Moluccas through the Tesmans , and then disappeared for
a time . It appears that he strayed with a Dutch government doctor in Amboyna , a
friend of his who looked after him for a bit in his bungalow . He became visible ...
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| Title | Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1 Volumes 17-18 of Standard Collection of latest copyrighted works by of British and American Authors Standard collection of British and American authors Victory: An Island Tale, Joseph Conrad |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Louis Conard, 1916 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 31 Jan 2019 |
| Length | 462 pages |
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