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And if I had been aware that he knew nothing of it , as in fact he didn't , well — I don't know what I could have done to stop him . In one way or another I should have had to be loyal . Truth , work , ambition , love itself , may be ...
And if I had been aware that he knew nothing of it , as in fact he didn't , well — I don't know what I could have done to stop him . In one way or another I should have had to be loyal . Truth , work , ambition , love itself , may be ...
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The people in this part of the world went by appearances , and called us friends , as far as I can remember . Appearances — what more , what better can you ask for ? In fact you can't have better . You can't have anything else .
The people in this part of the world went by appearances , and called us friends , as far as I can remember . Appearances — what more , what better can you ask for ? In fact you can't have better . You can't have anything else .
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Your eyes— " He was looking straight into them , and as a matter of fact had forgotten all about the late Morrison at that moment . " No , " he exclaimed suddenly . " What an impenetrable girl you are , Lena , with those grey eyes of ...
Your eyes— " He was looking straight into them , and as a matter of fact had forgotten all about the late Morrison at that moment . " No , " he exclaimed suddenly . " What an impenetrable girl you are , Lena , with those grey eyes of ...
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In fact , she could understand him better then than at any moment since she first set eyes on him . He laughed scornfully . “ What am I thinking of ? ” he cried . “ As if it could matter to me what anybody had ever said or believed ...
In fact , she could understand him better then than at any moment since she first set eyes on him . He laughed scornfully . “ What am I thinking of ? ” he cried . “ As if it could matter to me what anybody had ever said or believed ...
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She raised her eyes to him ; and if nature had formed them to express anything else but blank candour he would have learned how terrified she was by his talk and the fact that her sinking heart loved him more desperately than ever .
She raised her eyes to him ; and if nature had formed them to express anything else but blank candour he would have learned how terrified she was by his talk and the fact that her sinking heart loved him more desperately than ever .
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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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