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Page 9
It's a pity . Perhaps it would have been the best way , ” said Heyst , in a tone
which for him could be called gloomy . “ Unless one could forget the silly
business altogether , ” His faint playfulness of manner and speech returned , like
a VICTORY ...
It's a pity . Perhaps it would have been the best way , ” said Heyst , in a tone
which for him could be called gloomy . “ Unless one could forget the silly
business altogether , ” His faint playfulness of manner and speech returned , like
a VICTORY ...
Page 10
faint playfulness of manner and speech returned , like a habit one has schooled
oneself into , even before his forehead had cleared completely . “ But why are
you looking so hard at me ? Oh , I don't object , and I shall try not to flinch .
faint playfulness of manner and speech returned , like a habit one has schooled
oneself into , even before his forehead had cleared completely . “ But why are
you looking so hard at me ? Oh , I don't object , and I shall try not to flinch .
Page 40
Heyst's eyes swept all over the offing till they met , far off , the dark cone of the
volcano , with its faint plume of smoke broadening and vanishing everlastingly at
the top , without altering its shape in the glowing transparency of the evening .
Heyst's eyes swept all over the offing till they met , far off , the dark cone of the
volcano , with its faint plume of smoke broadening and vanishing everlastingly at
the top , without altering its shape in the glowing transparency of the evening .
Page 43
Thirst was in the very tone of his words , alternating a broken croak and a faint ,
throaty rustle which just reached Heyst's ears . The man in the boat raised his
hands to be helped up on the jetty , whispering : " I tried . I am too weak . I
tumbled ...
Thirst was in the very tone of his words , alternating a broken croak and a faint ,
throaty rustle which just reached Heyst's ears . The man in the boat raised his
hands to be helped up on the jetty , whispering : " I tried . I am too weak . I
tumbled ...
Page 49
And then , as if all that hadn't been trouble enough , he complained bitterly , he
had had to waste his fainting strength in beating their servant about the head with
a stretcher . The fool had wanted to drink sea water , and wouldn't listen to ...
And then , as if all that hadn't been trouble enough , he complained bitterly , he
had had to waste his fainting strength in beating their servant about the head with
a stretcher . The fool had wanted to drink sea water , and wouldn't listen to ...
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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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