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Page 43
Captain Davidson , coming by from the westward , saw him with his own eyes :
Something white on the wharf ; so he steamed in and went ashore in a small boat
. Heyst , right enough . Put a book into his pocket , always very polite .
Captain Davidson , coming by from the westward , saw him with his own eyes :
Something white on the wharf ; so he steamed in and went ashore in a small boat
. Heyst , right enough . Put a book into his pocket , always very polite .
Page 75
The captains of vessels , coming on shore later in the day , brought tales of a
strange invasion , and wanted to know who were the two offensive lunatics in a
steamlaunch , apparently after a man and a girl , and telling a story of which one
...
The captains of vessels , coming on shore later in the day , brought tales of a
strange invasion , and wanted to know who were the two offensive lunatics in a
steamlaunch , apparently after a man and a girl , and telling a story of which one
...
Page 100
... as if a chasm of silence had yawned at his feet . When he raised his eyes , the
audience , most perversely , was exhibiting signs of animation and interest in
their faces , and the women in white muslin dresses were coming down in pairs
from ...
... as if a chasm of silence had yawned at his feet . When he raised his eyes , the
audience , most perversely , was exhibiting signs of animation and interest in
their faces , and the women in white muslin dresses were coming down in pairs
from ...
Page 103
He glanced quickly round . Nobody was looking toward the platform ; and when
his eyes swept back there again , the girl , with the big woman treading at her
heels , was coming down the three steps from the platform to the floor of the hall .
He glanced quickly round . Nobody was looking toward the platform ; and when
his eyes swept back there again , the girl , with the big woman treading at her
heels , was coming down the three steps from the platform to the floor of the hall .
Page 114
Sourabaya , ” he would say distinctly , and would watch the discouragement at
the outlandish sound coming into her eyes , which were fastened on his face . He
could not defend himself from compassion . He suggested 114 VICTORY .
Sourabaya , ” he would say distinctly , and would watch the discouragement at
the outlandish sound coming into her eyes , which were fastened on his face . He
could not defend himself from compassion . He suggested 114 VICTORY .
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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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