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Page 13
... head just above the northern horizon , and at night levelled at him , from amongst the clear stars , a dull red glow , expanding and collapsing spasmodically like the end of a gigantic cigar puffed at intermittently in the dark .
... head just above the northern horizon , and at night levelled at him , from amongst the clear stars , a dull red glow , expanding and collapsing spasmodically like the end of a gigantic cigar puffed at intermittently in the dark .
Page 41
He had become invisible , as in those early days when he used to make a bolt clear out of sight in his attempts to break away from the enchantment of " these isles , " either in the direction of New Guinea or in the direction of Saigon ...
He had become invisible , as in those early days when he used to make a bolt clear out of sight in his attempts to break away from the enchantment of " these isles , " either in the direction of New Guinea or in the direction of Saigon ...
Page 81
Davidson shook off the absurd feeling , and asked , wishing to make clear his friendliness , and not knowing what else to say : " You haven't run short of stores or anything like that ? " Heyst smiled and shook his head . " No , no .
Davidson shook off the absurd feeling , and asked , wishing to make clear his friendliness , and not knowing what else to say : " You haven't run short of stores or anything like that ? " Heyst smiled and shook his head . " No , no .
Page 99
The uproar in that small , barn - like structure , built of imported pine boards , and raised clear of the ground , was simply stunning . An instrumental uproar , screaming , grunting , whining , sobbing , scraping , squeaking some kind ...
The uproar in that small , barn - like structure , built of imported pine boards , and raised clear of the ground , was simply stunning . An instrumental uproar , screaming , grunting , whining , sobbing , scraping , squeaking some kind ...
Page 107
As to the conversation , it had been perfectly insignificant , because naturally they had nothing to say to each other . Heyst had been interested by the girl's physiognomy . pression was neither simple nor yet very clear ...
As to the conversation , it had been perfectly insignificant , because naturally they had nothing to say to each other . Heyst had been interested by the girl's physiognomy . pression was neither simple nor yet very clear ...
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| Title | Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1 Volume 17 of 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 | 276 pages |
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