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Page 8
I thought he understood something about coal . 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 ...
I thought he understood something about coal . 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 ...
Page 10
When he ceased speaking , the girl came to herself with a catch of her breath .
He heard her voice , the varied charm of which he thought he knew so well ,
saying with an unfamiliar intonation : “ And that partner of yours is dead ? ” “
Morrison ?
When he ceased speaking , the girl came to herself with a catch of her breath .
He heard her voice , the varied charm of which he thought he knew so well ,
saying with an unfamiliar intonation : “ And that partner of yours is dead ? ” “
Morrison ?
Page 13
He knew many others much better . " The girl shuddered slightly . “ That was the
only name I ever overheard . I would get as far away from them as I could , to the
other end of the room ; but when that beast started shouting , I could not help ...
He knew many others much better . " The girl shuddered slightly . “ That was the
only name I ever overheard . I would get as far away from them as I could , to the
other end of the room ; but when that beast started shouting , I could not help ...
Page 15
I remember him saying that everybody in these parts knew the story , " the girl
added breathlessly . " Strange that it should hurt me ! " mused Heyst to himself ; “
yet it does . I seem to be as much of a fool as those everybodies who know the
story ...
I remember him saying that everybody in these parts knew the story , " the girl
added breathlessly . " Strange that it should hurt me ! " mused Heyst to himself ; “
yet it does . I seem to be as much of a fool as those everybodies who know the
story ...
Page 57
Not that the renegade seaman Ricardo knew anything of fencing . What he called
" shooting - irons " were his weapons , or the still less aristocratic knife , such as
was even then ingeniously strapped to his leg . He thought of it , at that moment .
Not that the renegade seaman Ricardo knew anything of fencing . What he called
" shooting - irons " were his weapons , or the still less aristocratic knife , such as
was even then ingeniously strapped to his leg . He thought of it , at that moment .
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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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