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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 ...
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 ...
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 leather portmanteaus ...
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 leather portmanteaus ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 !
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 !
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 ...
“ 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 ...
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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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