Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1Louis Conard, 1916 - 276 pages |
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... Tesman of Tesman Brothers , a Sourabaya firm - tip- top house . Well , Mr. Tesman was 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 ...
... Tesman of Tesman Brothers , a Sourabaya firm - tip- top house . Well , Mr. Tesman was 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 ...
Page 18
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken about it , because ... Tesmans ' trading schooners , and then vanished , on board an Arab ship , in the direction of New Guinea . He ...
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken about it , because ... Tesmans ' trading schooners , and then vanished , on board an Arab ship , in the direction of New Guinea . He ...
Page 27
... 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 depths of the infernal regions . said ...
... 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 depths of the infernal regions . said ...
Page 36
... 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 ...
... 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
... Tesmans , and then dis- appeared 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 again rather suddenly , his eyes ...
... Tesmans , and then dis- appeared 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 again rather suddenly , his eyes ...
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