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Page 16
He shot it out suddenly, a propos de bottes, as the French say, and while
chalking his cue. And perhaps it was some sort of enchantment. There are more
spells than your commonplace magicians cver dreamed of. Roughly speaking, a
circle ...
He shot it out suddenly, a propos de bottes, as the French say, and while
chalking his cue. And perhaps it was some sort of enchantment. There are more
spells than your commonplace magicians cver dreamed of. Roughly speaking, a
circle ...
Page 17
Perhaps these were his attempts to break out. If so, they were failures. The
enchantment must have been an unbreakable one. The manager—the man who
heard the exclamation—had been so impressed by the tone, fervour, rapture,
what ...
Perhaps these were his attempts to break out. If so, they were failures. The
enchantment must have been an unbreakable one. The manager—the man who
heard the exclamation—had been so impressed by the tone, fervour, rapture,
what ...
Page 19
Turning with that finished courtesy of attitude, movement, voice, which was his
obvious characteristic, he had said with delicate playfulness: “Come along and
quench your thirst with us, Mr. McNabl” Perhaps that was it. A man who could ...
Turning with that finished courtesy of attitude, movement, voice, which was his
obvious characteristic, he had said with delicate playfulness: “Come along and
quench your thirst with us, Mr. McNabl” Perhaps that was it. A man who could ...
Page 22
Well, perhaps to a certain extent; not much. Most of the places he traded with
were unknown not only to geography but also to the traders' special lore which is
transmitted by word of mouth, without ostentation, and forms the stock of
mysterious ...
Well, perhaps to a certain extent; not much. Most of the places he traded with
were unknown not only to geography but also to the traders' special lore which is
transmitted by word of mouth, without ostentation, and forms the stock of
mysterious ...
Page 26
“Surely I am not an infidel.” Morrison was swiftly reproachful in his answer, and
there came a pause, Morrison perhaps interrogating his conscience, and Heyst
preserving a mien of unperturbed, polite interest. “I prayed like a child, of course.
“Surely I am not an infidel.” Morrison was swiftly reproachful in his answer, and
there came a pause, Morrison perhaps interrogating his conscience, and Heyst
preserving a mien of unperturbed, polite interest. “I prayed like a child, of course.
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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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