Victory"A drifter in the islands of the Malay Archipelago rescues a young Englishwoman from her predatory boss, and the vengeful employer sets a trio of miscreants on their trail. Joseph Conrad's first popular success abounds in the elements characteristic of his later work: an exotic setting, richly and powerfully evoked; muscular prose; complex characterization; and a compelling examination of the human capacity for good and evil"-- |
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Page 141
... governor puts his revolver in his pocket . " Tie his legs together , sir , ' I yell . I'm trying to strangle him . ' " There was a lot of their fibre - lines lying about . I gave him a last squeeze and then got up . " I might have shot ...
... governor puts his revolver in his pocket . " Tie his legs together , sir , ' I yell . I'm trying to strangle him . ' " There was a lot of their fibre - lines lying about . I gave him a last squeeze and then got up . " I might have shot ...
Page 143
... governor passes the remark : " I think he wants to say something . ' " I had heard a sort of croaking going on for ... governor . " He asks for a bullet in his head before we go , ' I said . I wasn't at all pleased . " Oh , that's out of ...
... governor passes the remark : " I think he wants to say something . ' " I had heard a sort of croaking going on for ... governor . " He asks for a bullet in his head before we go , ' I said . I wasn't at all pleased . " Oh , that's out of ...
Page 364
... governor ought to understand each other . He ex- pects to see you to - night . The governor isn't well , and we've got to think of getting away from here . ' " " While saying these words he turned himself full towards Lena , but without ...
... governor ought to understand each other . He ex- pects to see you to - night . The governor isn't well , and we've got to think of getting away from here . ' " " While saying these words he turned himself full towards Lena , but without ...
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