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Page 192
Hardly enough to knock a man on the head for from behind, I must confess; but
that the skipper had a narrow escape, the governor himself could not deny
afterwards.” “Do you want me to understand, sir, that you mind there being one
life more ...
Hardly enough to knock a man on the head for from behind, I must confess; but
that the skipper had a narrow escape, the governor himself could not deny
afterwards.” “Do you want me to understand, sir, that you mind there being one
life more ...
Page 193
The governor chucked them a few dollars to begin with ; but it was like boarding
with a pair of savage apes, anyhow. By and by we noticed them talking a lot
together. They had twigged the cash-box, and the Ieather portmanteaus, and my
...
The governor chucked them a few dollars to begin with ; but it was like boarding
with a pair of savage apes, anyhow. By and by we noticed them talking a lot
together. They had twigged the cash-box, and the Ieather portmanteaus, and my
...
Page 194
Well, the governor was there right enough, lying comfortable on a rug, where he
could watch the offing, but I had gone back to the hut to get a chew of tobacco out
of my bag. I had not broken myself of the habit then, and I couldn't be happy ...
Well, the governor was there right enough, lying comfortable on a rug, where he
could watch the offing, but I had gone back to the hut to get a chew of tobacco out
of my bag. I had not broken myself of the habit then, and I couldn't be happy ...
Page 195
At that time we had only one revolver between us two—the governor's six-shooter
, but loaded only in five chambers; and we had no more cartridges. He had left
the box behind in a drawer in his cabin. Awkward! I had nothing but an old ...
At that time we had only one revolver between us two—the governor's six-shooter
, but loaded only in five chambers; and we had no more cartridges. He had left
the box behind in a drawer in his cabin. Awkward! I had nothing but an old ...
Page 196
“It's perfectly intolerable,” says the governor. “And you with no weapon of any sort
!' “I mean to stick pretty close to you, sir, from this on, if you don't mind,” says I. “He
just nods the least bit, wipes his fingers on the plantain leaf, puts his hand ...
“It's perfectly intolerable,” says the governor. “And you with no weapon of any sort
!' “I mean to stick pretty close to you, sir, from this on, if you don't mind,” says I. “He
just nods the least bit, wipes his fingers on the plantain leaf, puts his hand ...
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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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