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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... took on a melancholy cast , her whole figure drooped imperceptibly . " But you were coming back here anyhow ? " she asked . " Yes . I was only waiting for Davidson . Yes , I was coming back here , to these ruins to Wang , who per- haps ...
... took on a melancholy cast , her whole figure drooped imperceptibly . " But you were coming back here anyhow ? " she asked . " Yes . I was only waiting for Davidson . Yes , I was coming back here , to these ruins to Wang , who per- haps ...
Page 210
... took me away from those beasts ? I told you who I was . You could see it . " " Heavens ! " he muttered . He had regained his command of himself . " I assure you I could see much more than you could tell me . I could see quite a lot that ...
... took me away from those beasts ? I told you who I was . You could see it . " " Heavens ! " he muttered . He had regained his command of himself . " I assure you I could see much more than you could tell me . I could see quite a lot that ...
Page 356
... took a sur- vey of the surroundings from the verandah . It was a complete solitude . There was nothing in the aspect of this familiar scene to tell him that he and the girl were not as completely alone as they had been in the early days ...
... took a sur- vey of the surroundings from the verandah . It was a complete solitude . There was nothing in the aspect of this familiar scene to tell him that he and the girl were not as completely alone as they had been in the early days ...
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