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Page 8
The second point on which I wish to offer a remark is the existence (in the novel)
of a person named Schomberg. That I believe him to be true goes without saying.
I am not likely to offer pinchbeck wares to my public consciously. Schomberg is ...
The second point on which I wish to offer a remark is the existence (in the novel)
of a person named Schomberg. That I believe him to be true goes without saying.
I am not likely to offer pinchbeck wares to my public consciously. Schomberg is ...
Page 41
The T. B. C. Co. went into liquidation, as I began by telling you. The Tesmans
washed their hands of it. The Government cancelled those famous contracts. The
talk died out, and presently it was remarked here and there that Heyst had faded
...
The T. B. C. Co. went into liquidation, as I began by telling you. The Tesmans
washed their hands of it. The Government cancelled those famous contracts. The
talk died out, and presently it was remarked here and there that Heyst had faded
...
Page 47
“He can see us if he likes to see us,” remarked Davidson. Then he had an after-
thought: “I say! I hope he won't think I am intruding, eh?” We reassured him on the
point of correct behaviour. The sea is open to all. This slight deviation added ...
“He can see us if he likes to see us,” remarked Davidson. Then he had an after-
thought: “I say! I hope he won't think I am intruding, eh?” We reassured him on the
point of correct behaviour. The sea is open to all. This slight deviation added ...
Page 51
“I left school early,” he remarked once to Davidson, on the passage. “It was in
England. A very good school. I was not a shining success there.” The confessions
of Heyst. Not one of us—with the probable exception of Morrison, who was dead
— ...
“I left school early,” he remarked once to Davidson, on the passage. “It was in
England. A very good school. I was not a shining success there.” The confessions
of Heyst. Not one of us—with the probable exception of Morrison, who was dead
— ...
Page 59
... a door somewhere at his back opened, and a woman came in who was looked
upon as Schomberg's wife, no doubt with truth, As somebody remarked cynically
once, she was too unattractive to be anything ViCTORY. 59.
... a door somewhere at his back opened, and a woman came in who was looked
upon as Schomberg's wife, no doubt with truth, As somebody remarked cynically
once, she was too unattractive to be anything ViCTORY. 59.
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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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