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Page 47
Slowly Mr. Jones unfolded himself in all his slenderness, rocked, staggered, and
caught Ricardo's shoulder. His henchman assisted him to the pipe, which went
on gushing a clear stream of water, sparkling exceedingly against the black piles
...
Slowly Mr. Jones unfolded himself in all his slenderness, rocked, staggered, and
caught Ricardo's shoulder. His henchman assisted him to the pipe, which went
on gushing a clear stream of water, sparkling exceedingly against the black piles
...
Page 52
Mr. Jones, the front of his soiled white tunic soaked and plastered against his
breast-bone, staggered away from the water-pipe. Steadying himself on
Ricardo's shoulder, he drew a long breath, raised his dripping head, and
produced a smile ...
Mr. Jones, the front of his soiled white tunic soaked and plastered against his
breast-bone, staggered away from the water-pipe. Steadying himself on
Ricardo's shoulder, he drew a long breath, raised his dripping head, and
produced a smile ...
Page 53
Without a word, Mr. Jones stepped off the thwart and sat down in the stern-sheets
. “Isn't that man of yours bleeding to death in the bows under there 2" inquired
Heyst. Ricardo ceased his ecstasies over the life-giving water and answered in a
...
Without a word, Mr. Jones stepped off the thwart and sat down in the stern-sheets
. “Isn't that man of yours bleeding to death in the bows under there 2" inquired
Heyst. Ricardo ceased his ecstasies over the life-giving water and answered in a
...
Page 54
“Defects of temper,” explained Mr. Jones from the stern-sheets. The subject of this
dialogue, coming out just then from under the wharf into the visible part of the
boat, made himself heard in his own defence, in 54 VICTORY.
“Defects of temper,” explained Mr. Jones from the stern-sheets. The subject of this
dialogue, coming out just then from under the wharf into the visible part of the
boat, made himself heard in his own defence, in 54 VICTORY.
Page 56
have just as soon expected to meet an angel from heaven—eh, Mr. Jones 2 Now
then— ready, sir? One, two, three, up you go!” Helped from below by Ricardo,
and from above by the man more unexpected than an angel, Mr. Jones
scrambled ...
have just as soon expected to meet an angel from heaven—eh, Mr. Jones 2 Now
then— ready, sir? One, two, three, up you go!” Helped from below by Ricardo,
and from above by the man more unexpected than an angel, Mr. Jones
scrambled ...
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| Title | Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2 Standard collection of British and American authors Victory: An Island Tale, Joseph Conrad |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Louis Conard, 1916 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 31 Jan 2019 |
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