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Page 7
What influenced my decision most were the obscure promptings of that pagan
residuum of awe and wonder which lurks still at the bottom of our old humanity .
Victory was the last word I had written in peace time . It was the last literary
thought ...
What influenced my decision most were the obscure promptings of that pagan
residuum of awe and wonder which lurks still at the bottom of our old humanity .
Victory was the last word I had written in peace time . It was the last literary
thought ...
Page 21
I don't know if Morrison thought so , but the villagers had no doubt whatever
about it . Whenever a coast village sighted the brig it would begin to beat all its
gongs and hoist all its streamers , and all its girls would put flowers in their hair ,
and ...
I don't know if Morrison thought so , but the villagers had no doubt whatever
about it . Whenever a coast village sighted the brig it would begin to beat all its
gongs and hoist all its streamers , and all its girls would put flowers in their hair ,
and ...
Page 24
... had broken down . He had been wandering with a dry throat all over that
miserable town of mud hovels , silent , with no soul to turn to in his distress , and
positively maddened by his thoughts ; and suddenly he had stumbled on a white
man ...
... had broken down . He had been wandering with a dry throat all over that
miserable town of mud hovels , silent , with no soul to turn to in his distress , and
positively maddened by his thoughts ; and suddenly he had stumbled on a white
man ...
Page 29
Miracles do happen , ” thought the awestruck Morrison . To him , as to all of us in
the islands , this wandering Heyst , who didn't toil or spin visibly , seemed the
very last person to be the agent of Providence in an affair concerned with money .
Miracles do happen , ” thought the awestruck Morrison . To him , as to all of us in
the islands , this wandering Heyst , who didn't toil or spin visibly , seemed the
very last person to be the agent of Providence in an affair concerned with money .
Page 45
I thought for certain he wanted to be taken off , so I steamed in . He made no
signs . However , I lowered a boat . I could not see another living being anywhere
. Yes . He had a book in his hand . He looked exactly as we have always seen
him ...
I thought for certain he wanted to be taken off , so I steamed in . He made no
signs . However , I lowered a boat . I could not see another living being anywhere
. Yes . He had a book in his hand . He looked exactly as we have always seen
him ...
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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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