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Page 28
They crossed the open for the bungalow. On the veranda they fancied they had a
glimpse of a vanishing Wang, though the girl was not at all sure that she had
seen anything move. Heyst had no doubts. “Wang has been looking out for us.
They crossed the open for the bungalow. On the veranda they fancied they had a
glimpse of a vanishing Wang, though the girl was not at all sure that she had
seen anything move. Heyst had no doubts. “Wang has been looking out for us.
Page 29
When they came together again and sat down to it, Wang materialised without a
sound, unheard, uncalled, and did his office. Which being accomplished, at a
given moment he Was not. A great silence brooded over Samburan—the silence
of ...
When they came together again and sat down to it, Wang materialised without a
sound, unheard, uncalled, and did his office. Which being accomplished, at a
given moment he Was not. A great silence brooded over Samburan—the silence
of ...
Page 37
Looking all round, as if to take the whole room to witness of this outrage, he
became aware of Wang materialised in the doorway. The intrusion was as
surprising as anything could be, in view of the strict regularity with which Wang
made ...
Looking all round, as if to take the whole room to witness of this outrage, he
became aware of Wang materialised in the doorway. The intrusion was as
surprising as anything could be, in view of the strict regularity with which Wang
made ...
Page 38
Wang made a slight negative movement with his head. “Do you hear, Lena P"
Heyst called out. “Wang says there is a boat in sight—somewhere near,
apparently. Where's that boat, Wang 2" “Round the point,” said Wang, leaping
into Malay ...
Wang made a slight negative movement with his head. “Do you hear, Lena P"
Heyst called out. “Wang says there is a boat in sight—somewhere near,
apparently. Where's that boat, Wang 2" “Round the point,” said Wang, leaping
into Malay ...
Page 39
Wang explained in Malay that he had gone to the shore end of the wharf, to get a
few lumps of coal from the big heap, when, happening to raise his eyes from the
ground, he saw the boat—a white man boat, not a canoe. He had good eyes.
Wang explained in Malay that he had gone to the shore end of the wharf, to get a
few lumps of coal from the big heap, when, happening to raise his eyes from the
ground, he saw the boat—a white man boat, not a canoe. He had good eyes.
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Bibliographic information
| 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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