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Page 9
I didn't hear. it properly.” . . “Name 2" repeated Heyst dazedly. “I only mentioned
Morrison. It's the name of that man of whom I've been speaking. What of it 2" “And
you mean to say that he was your friend ?" “You have heard enough to judge for
...
I didn't hear. it properly.” . . “Name 2" repeated Heyst dazedly. “I only mentioned
Morrison. It's the name of that man of whom I've been speaking. What of it 2" “And
you mean to say that he was your friend ?" “You have heard enough to judge for
...
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 didn't
...
“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 didn't
...
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
you ...
“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
you ...
Page 26
He tendered her the helmet in silence, and waited as if unwilling to hear the
sound of his own voice. “We had better go down now," he suggested in a low
tone. He extended his hand to help her up. He had the intention to smile, but
abandoned ...
He tendered her the helmet in silence, and waited as if unwilling to hear the
sound of his own voice. “We had better go down now," he suggested in a low
tone. He extended his hand to help her up. He had the intention to smile, but
abandoned ...
Page 38
“Do you hear, Lena P" Heyst called out. “Wang says there is a boat in sight—
somewhere near, apparently. Where's that boat, Wang 2" “Round the point,” said
Wang, leaping into Malay unexpectedly, and in a loud voice. “White men—three.
“Do you hear, Lena P" Heyst called out. “Wang says there is a boat in sight—
somewhere near, apparently. Where's that boat, Wang 2" “Round the point,” said
Wang, leaping into Malay unexpectedly, and in a loud voice. “White men—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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