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Page 14
On the nights of full moon the silence around Samburan—the “Round Island” of
the charts— was dazzling; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see his
immediate surroundings, which had the aspect of an abandoned settlement
invaded by ...
On the nights of full moon the silence around Samburan—the “Round Island” of
the charts— was dazzling; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see his
immediate surroundings, which had the aspect of an abandoned settlement
invaded by ...
Page 16
... eight hundred miles drawn round a point in North Borneo was in Heyst's case a
magic circle. It just touched Manila, and he had been seen there. "It. just touched
H VICTORY. 17 Saigon, and he was likewise seen there I6 VICTORY.
... eight hundred miles drawn round a point in North Borneo was in Heyst's case a
magic circle. It just touched Manila, and he had been seen there. "It. just touched
H VICTORY. 17 Saigon, and he was likewise seen there I6 VICTORY.
Page 25
the table, his eyes bloodshot, his voice nearly gone, the brim of his round pith hat
shading an unshaven, livid face. His white clothes, which he had not taken off for
three days, were dingy. He looked already gone to the bad, past redemption.
the table, his eyes bloodshot, his voice nearly gone, the brim of his round pith hat
shading an unshaven, livid face. His white clothes, which he had not taken off for
three days, were dingy. He looked already gone to the bad, past redemption.
Page 38
... his coal enterprise personally; but he never went. It wasn't necessary. The
company was formed without him, and his nomination of manager in the tropics
came out to him by post. From the first he had selected Samburan, or Round
Island, ...
... his coal enterprise personally; but he never went. It wasn't necessary. The
company was formed without him, and his nomination of manager in the tropics
came out to him by post. From the first he had selected Samburan, or Round
Island, ...
Page 47
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 some ten
miles to Davidson's round trip, but as that was sixteen hundred miles it did not
matter ...
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 some ten
miles to Davidson's round trip, but as that was sixteen hundred miles it did not
matter ...
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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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