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Page 7
His mind was like a whitewalled, pure chamber, furnished with, say, six
strawbottomed chairs, and he was always placing and displacing them in various
combinations. But they were always the same chairs. He was extremely easy to
live with; ...
His mind was like a whitewalled, pure chamber, furnished with, say, six
strawbottomed chairs, and he was always placing and displacing them in various
combinations. But they were always the same chairs. He was extremely easy to
live with; ...
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surprised at himself. He was not used to receive his intellectual impressions in
that way—reflected in movements of carnal emotion. He stirred impatiently in his
chair, and raised the book to his eyes with both hands. It was one of his father's.
surprised at himself. He was not used to receive his intellectual impressions in
that way—reflected in movements of carnal emotion. He stirred impatiently in his
chair, and raised the book to his eyes with both hands. It was one of his father's.
Page 32
When he turned round, he saw that she had dropped into the chair—it was the
one she always used—and looked as if her strength had suddenly gone from her,
leaving her only her youth, which seemed very pathetic, very much at his mercy.
When he turned round, he saw that she had dropped into the chair—it was the
one she always used—and looked as if her strength had suddenly gone from her,
leaving her only her youth, which seemed very pathetic, very much at his mercy.
Page 34
... suspecting pitfalls, and as if afraid to move. “I must admit, though,” he added, “
that there is no one else; and I suppose a certain amount of quarrelling is
necessary for existence in this world.” That girl, seated in her chair in graceful
quietude, ...
... suspecting pitfalls, and as if afraid to move. “I must admit, though,” he added, “
that there is no one else; and I suppose a certain amount of quarrelling is
necessary for existence in this world.” That girl, seated in her chair in graceful
quietude, ...
Page 36
“Nothing can break in on us here,” he went on and as if there had been an
appeal or a provocation in her upward glance, he bent down and took her under
the arms, raising her straight out of the chair into a sudden and close embrace.
“Nothing can break in on us here,” he went on and as if there had been an
appeal or a provocation in her upward glance, he bent down and took her under
the arms, raising her straight out of the chair into a sudden and close embrace.
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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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