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On most evenings of the year Heyst could have sat outside with a naked candle to read one of the books left him by his late father . It was not a mean store . But he never did that . Afraid of mosquitoes , very likely .
On most evenings of the year Heyst could have sat outside with a naked candle to read one of the books left him by his late father . It was not a mean store . But he never did that . Afraid of mosquitoes , very likely .
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“ My poor father died in London . It has been all stored there ever since , " he explained . “ For all these years ? " exclaimed Davidson , thinking how long we all had known Heyst flitting from tree to tree in a wilderness .
“ My poor father died in London . It has been all stored there ever since , " he explained . “ For all these years ? " exclaimed Davidson , thinking how long we all had known Heyst flitting from tree to tree in a wilderness .
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Heyst said that his father had written a lot of books . He was a philosopher . “ Seems to me he must have been something of a crank , too , " was Davidson's comment . " Apparently he had quarrelled with his people in Sweden .
Heyst said that his father had written a lot of books . He was a philosopher . “ Seems to me he must have been something of a crank , too , " was Davidson's comment . " Apparently he had quarrelled with his people in Sweden .
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Her father was a musician in the orchestras of small theatres . Her mother ran away from him while she was little , and the landladies of various poor lodginghouses had attended casually to her abandoned childhood .
Her father was a musician in the orchestras of small theatres . Her mother ran away from him while she was little , and the landladies of various poor lodginghouses had attended casually to her abandoned childhood .
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I stood by father ever since I could understand . He wasn't a bad chap . Now that I can't be of any use to him , I would just as soon forget all that and make a fresh start . But these aren't things that I could talk to you about .
I stood by father ever since I could understand . He wasn't a bad chap . Now that I can't be of any use to him , I would just as soon forget all that and make a fresh start . But these aren't things that I could talk to you about .
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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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