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Page 17
Queer chap , that Swede , " was his only comment ; but this is the origin of the
name " Enchanted Heyst ” which some fellows fastened on our man . He also had
other names . In his early years , long before he got so becomingly bald on the
top ...
Queer chap , that Swede , " was his only comment ; but this is the origin of the
name " Enchanted Heyst ” which some fellows fastened on our man . He also had
other names . In his early years , long before he got so becomingly bald on the
top ...
Page 30
... was also an honest fellow — began to talk about repayment . He knew very
well his inability to lay by any sum of money . It was partly the fault of
circumstances and partly of his temperament ; and it would have been very
difficult to apportion ...
... was also an honest fellow — began to talk about repayment . He knew very
well his inability to lay by any sum of money . It was partly the fault of
circumstances and partly of his temperament ; and it would have been very
difficult to apportion ...
Page 38
As a matter of fact , many of us did not hear of this death till months afterward —
from Schomberg , who disliked Heyst gratuitously and made up a piece of sinister
whispered gossip : “ That's what comes of having anything to do with that fellow .
As a matter of fact , many of us did not hear of this death till months afterward —
from Schomberg , who disliked Heyst gratuitously and made up a piece of sinister
whispered gossip : “ That's what comes of having anything to do with that fellow .
Page 41
A fellow like that for manager ? Phoo ! " Was it the clairvoyance of imbecile hatred
, or mere stupid tenacity of opinion , which ends sometimes by scoring against
the world in a most astonishing manner ? Most of us can remember instances of ...
A fellow like that for manager ? Phoo ! " Was it the clairvoyance of imbecile hatred
, or mere stupid tenacity of opinion , which ends sometimes by scoring against
the world in a most astonishing manner ? Most of us can remember instances of ...
Page 42
I hope the fellow did not go and drown himself , ” he would add with a comical
earnestness that ought to have made us shudder ; only our crowd was superficial
, and did not apprehend the psychology of this pious hope . “ Why ? Heyst isn't in
...
I hope the fellow did not go and drown himself , ” he would add with a comical
earnestness that ought to have made us shudder ; only our crowd was superficial
, and did not apprehend the psychology of this pious hope . “ Why ? Heyst isn't in
...
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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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