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 108
... heart . They were two desperadoes — no doubt about it . But as the funk which he experienced was merely a general sensation , he managed to put on his most severe Officer - of - the - Reserve manner , long before they had closed with ...
... heart . They were two desperadoes — no doubt about it . But as the funk which he experienced was merely a general sensation , he managed to put on his most severe Officer - of - the - Reserve manner , long before they had closed with ...
Page 221
... heart - the sound of them more than the sense . He did not know what to say , either from want of practice in dealing with women or simply from his innate honesty of thought . All his defences were broken now . Life had him fairly by ...
... heart - the sound of them more than the sense . He did not know what to say , either from want of practice in dealing with women or simply from his innate honesty of thought . All his defences were broken now . Life had him fairly by ...
Page 223
... heart loved him more des- perately than ever . He smiled at her . " Dismiss all thought of it , " he insisted . " Surely you don't suspect after what I have heard from you , that I am anxious to return to mankind . I ! I ! murder my ...
... heart loved him more des- perately than ever . He smiled at her . " Dismiss all thought of it , " he insisted . " Surely you don't suspect after what I have heard from you , that I am anxious to return to mankind . I ! I ! murder my ...
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