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he insisted , feeling strangely unwilling to move , to touch her . " Nothing . ” She
swallowed painfully . " Of course it can't be . What name did you say ? I didn't
hear . it properly . " " Name ? " repeated Heyst dazedly . “ I only mentioned
Morrison .
he insisted , feeling strangely unwilling to move , to touch her . " Nothing . ” She
swallowed painfully . " Of course it can't be . What name did you say ? I didn't
hear . it properly . " " Name ? " repeated Heyst dazedly . “ I only mentioned
Morrison .
Page 11
Impossible ! ” he said positively . “ You are mistaken . You couldn't have heard of
him . It's— " He stopped short , with the thought that to talk like this was perfectly
useless ; that one doesn't argue against thin air . " But I did hear of him ; only I ...
Impossible ! ” he said positively . “ You are mistaken . You couldn't have heard of
him . It's— " He stopped short , with the thought that to talk like this was perfectly
useless ; that one doesn't argue against thin air . " But I did hear of him ; only I ...
Page 12
But you said first that it was of Morrison they talked , " he remarked to the girl ,
sinking on his heels , and no longer much interested . “ Strange that you should
have the opportunity to hear any talk at all ! I was rather under the impression that
...
But you said first that it was of Morrison they talked , " he remarked to the girl ,
sinking on his heels , and no longer much interested . “ Strange that you should
have the opportunity to hear any talk at all ! I was rather under the impression that
...
Page 26
Meanwhile she busied herself in doing up her hair , plaited on the top of her head
in two heavy , dark tresses , which had come loose . He tendered her the helmet
in silence , and waited as if unwilling to hear the sound of his own voice .
Meanwhile she busied herself in doing up her hair , plaited on the top of her head
in two heavy , dark tresses , which had come loose . He tendered her the helmet
in silence , and waited as if unwilling to hear the sound of his own voice .
Page 38
Do you hear , Lena ? ” Heyst called out . “ Wang says there is a boat in sight —
somewhere near , apparently . Where's that boat , Wang ? ” “ Round the point , ”
said Wang , leaping into Malay unexpectedly , and in a loud voice . “ White -three
.
Do you hear , Lena ? ” Heyst called out . “ Wang says there is a boat in sight —
somewhere near , apparently . Where's that boat , Wang ? ” “ Round the point , ”
said Wang , leaping into Malay unexpectedly , and in a loud voice . “ White -three
.
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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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