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Page 9
The girl extended her arm to arrest him , and he remained staring in a sitting posture , propped on one arm , observing her indefinable expression of anxiety , as if she were unable to draw breath . " What has come to you ?
The girl extended her arm to arrest him , and he remained staring in a sitting posture , propped on one arm , observing her indefinable expression of anxiety , as if she were unable to draw breath . " What has come to you ?
Page 10
When he ceased speaking , the girl came to herself with a catch of her breath . He heard her voice , the varied charm of which he thought he knew so well , saying with an unfamiliar intonation : “ And that partner of yours is dead ?
When he ceased speaking , the girl came to herself with a catch of her breath . He heard her voice , the varied charm of which he thought he knew so well , saying with an unfamiliar intonation : “ And that partner of yours is dead ?
Page 37
Some subtle change in Wang's bearing suggested his being out of breath ; but he did not pant , and his voice was steady . “ Na row . ” It was Heyst now who was startled and raised his voice . " Malay man , eh ?
Some subtle change in Wang's bearing suggested his being out of breath ; but he did not pant , and his voice was steady . “ Na row . ” It was Heyst now who was startled and raised his voice . " Malay man , eh ?
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... soaked the black pelt of the enormous chest , naked under a torn check shirt , heaving convulsively with a play of massive muscles carved in red mahogany . As soon as the second man had recovered the breath VICTORY . 45.
... soaked the black pelt of the enormous chest , naked under a torn check shirt , heaving convulsively with a play of massive muscles carved in red mahogany . As soon as the second man had recovered the breath VICTORY . 45.
Page 46
As soon as the second man had recovered the breath knocked out of him by the irresistible charge , a scream of mad cursing issued from the stern - sheets . With a rigid , angular crooking of the elbow , the man at the tiller put his ...
As soon as the second man had recovered the breath knocked out of him by the irresistible charge , a scream of mad cursing issued from the stern - sheets . With a rigid , angular crooking of the elbow , the man at the tiller put his ...
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| Title | Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2 Volume 17 of 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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