Victory: An Island Tale |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 66
Page 3
... raised on two posts and presenting to Heyst , when the moon got over that side , the white letters " T. B. C. Co. " in a row at least two feet high . These were the initials of the Tropical Belt Coal Company , his employers - his late ...
... raised on two posts and presenting to Heyst , when the moon got over that side , the white letters " T. B. C. Co. " in a row at least two feet high . These were the initials of the Tropical Belt Coal Company , his employers - his late ...
Page 8
... raise a millrei on - let alone a shilling . The Portuguese officials begged him not to distress himself . They gave him a week's grace , and then proposed to sell the brig at auction . This meant ruin for Morrison ; and when Heyst ...
... raise a millrei on - let alone a shilling . The Portuguese officials begged him not to distress himself . They gave him a week's grace , and then proposed to sell the brig at auction . This meant ruin for Morrison ; and when Heyst ...
Page 13
... an end to the harrowing scene in the cabin . There was at once a great transformation act : Morrison raising his diminished head and sticking the glass in his eye to look affectionately at Heyst , a bottle being uncorked , and VICTORY 13.
... an end to the harrowing scene in the cabin . There was at once a great transformation act : Morrison raising his diminished head and sticking the glass in his eye to look affectionately at Heyst , a bottle being uncorked , and VICTORY 13.
Page 27
... in concern . " Dear me ! Hospital , I suppose . " A natural enough surmise in a very feverish locality . The Lieutenant of the Reserve only pursed up his mouth and raised his eyebrows without looking at him . VICTORY 27.
... in concern . " Dear me ! Hospital , I suppose . " A natural enough surmise in a very feverish locality . The Lieutenant of the Reserve only pursed up his mouth and raised his eyebrows without looking at him . VICTORY 27.
Page 28
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. mouth and raised his eyebrows without looking at him . It might have meant anything , but Davidson dismissed the hospital idea with confidence . However , he had to get hold of Heyst between this and ...
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. mouth and raised his eyebrows without looking at him . It might have meant anything , but Davidson dismissed the hospital idea with confidence . However , he had to get hold of Heyst between this and ...
Common terms and phrases
ain't Alfuro arms asked believe boat breath brig bungalow CALIFORN chair cheroot Chinaman clairvoyance Colombia course crowbar dark Davidson door doorway dunnage eyes face faint feeling fellow felt frightened gaze gentleman gharry girl glance gleam gone governor gunwale hand hanging head hear heard Heyst hotel-keeper island jetty Jones knew laugh Lena light lips listening looked Malay Martin matter mean mind Morrison moustaches moved movement murmured mysterious never night Number once paused Pedro perhaps physiognomy quiet revolver Ricardo round Samburan sarong Schom Schomberg schooner seemed shadow shoulders side sight silence smile sort sound Sourabaya speak staring stood strange suddenly surprised Swede table d'hôte talk tell Tesmans There's thing thought told tone Tropical Belt Coal turned veranda voice Wang watched wharf What's whispered woman wonder words Zangiacomo