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 75
... smile . Heyst's smiles were rather melancholy , and ac- corded badly with his great moustaches , under which his mere playfulness lurked as comfortably as a shy bird in its native thicket . " Much too long . How did you get amongst this ...
... smile . Heyst's smiles were rather melancholy , and ac- corded badly with his great moustaches , under which his mere playfulness lurked as comfortably as a shy bird in its native thicket . " Much too long . How did you get amongst this ...
Page 81
... smile as you go . " She obeyed with unexpected readiness ; and as she had a set of very good white teeth , the effect of the mechanical , ordered smile was joyous , radiant . It astonished Heyst . No wonder , it flashed through his mind ...
... smile as you go . " She obeyed with unexpected readiness ; and as she had a set of very good white teeth , the effect of the mechanical , ordered smile was joyous , radiant . It astonished Heyst . No wonder , it flashed through his mind ...
Page 89
... smile this evening in the concert - room there you remember ? " " I thought we were being observed . A smile is the best of masks . Schomberg was at a table next but one to us , drinking with some Dutch clerks from the town . No doubt ...
... smile this evening in the concert - room there you remember ? " " I thought we were being observed . A smile is the best of masks . Schomberg was at a table next but one to us , drinking with some Dutch clerks from the town . No doubt ...
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