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Page 46
Martin Ricardo flourished the heavy piece of wood , leaped forward with
astonishing vigour , and brought it down on Pedro's head with a crash that
resounded all over the quiet sweep of Black Diamond Bay . A crimson patch
appeared on the ...
Martin Ricardo flourished the heavy piece of wood , leaped forward with
astonishing vigour , and brought it down on Pedro's head with a crash that
resounded all over the quiet sweep of Black Diamond Bay . A crimson patch
appeared on the ...
Page 53
We have tried him long time ago . Olā , there ! Pedro ! Pedro ! ” he yelled , with a
force of lung testifying to the regenerative virtues of water . A weak “ Seņor ? "
answered from under the wharf . “ What did I tell you ? ” said Ricardo triumphantly
.
We have tried him long time ago . Olā , there ! Pedro ! Pedro ! ” he yelled , with a
force of lung testifying to the regenerative virtues of water . A weak “ Seņor ? "
answered from under the wharf . “ What did I tell you ? ” said Ricardo triumphantly
.
Page 55
He was never out of temper with “ our Pedro . " The fellow was a Dago of
immense strength and of no sense whatever . This combination made him
dangerous , and he had to be treated accordingly , in a manner which he could
understand .
He was never out of temper with “ our Pedro . " The fellow was a Dago of
immense strength and of no sense whatever . This combination made him
dangerous , and he had to be treated accordingly , in a manner which he could
understand .
Page 56
He had roughly tied up Pedro's head . Pedro had nothing to grumble about . On
the contrary , he ought to be mighty thankful to him , Ricardo , for being alive at all
. “ Well , now , let me give you a leg up , sir , " he said cheerily to his motionless ...
He had roughly tied up Pedro's head . Pedro had nothing to grumble about . On
the contrary , he ought to be mighty thankful to him , Ricardo , for being alive at all
. “ Well , now , let me give you a leg up , sir , " he said cheerily to his motionless ...
Page 58
While he was speaking faintly , in a voice which did not seem to belong to the
earth , his henchman , in extremely loud accents , was fussing about their
belongings in the boat , speaking to Pedro . “ Come , now - pass up the dunnage
there !
While he was speaking faintly , in a voice which did not seem to belong to the
earth , his henchman , in extremely loud accents , was fussing about their
belongings in the boat , speaking to Pedro . “ Come , now - pass up the dunnage
there !
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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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