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Page 17
... paternal tone: “And you are interested in-?” “Facts,” broke in Heyst in his courtly
voice. “There's nothing worth knowing but facts. Hard facts! Facts alone, Mr.
Tesman.” TVictory. 2 I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or H ...
... paternal tone: “And you are interested in-?” “Facts,” broke in Heyst in his courtly
voice. “There's nothing worth knowing but facts. Hard facts! Facts alone, Mr.
Tesman.” TVictory. 2 I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or H ...
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 24
... actually white—for Morrison refused to accept the racial whiteness of the
Portuguese officials. He let himself go for. the. mere relief of violent speech, his
elbows planted on the table, his eyes bloodshot, his voice nearly gone, the 24
VICTORY.
... actually white—for Morrison refused to accept the racial whiteness of the
Portuguese officials. He let himself go for. the. mere relief of violent speech, his
elbows planted on the table, his eyes bloodshot, his voice nearly gone, the 24
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 27
And even Heyst could hardly keep incredulity out of his politely modulated voice
as he asked if it was a fact that Morrison had not that amount in hand. Morrison
hadn't. He had only a little English gold, a few sovereigns, on board. He had left
all ...
And even Heyst could hardly keep incredulity out of his politely modulated voice
as he asked if it was a fact that Morrison had not that amount in hand. Morrison
hadn't. He had only a little English gold, a few sovereigns, on board. He had left
all ...
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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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