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Page 14
She sighed, looked up with her pale, candid gaze and a timid expression of her
face, and murmured: “You don't seem to want to know what he was saying.” “
About poor Morrison 2 It couldn't have been anything bad, for the poor fellow was
...
She sighed, looked up with her pale, candid gaze and a timid expression of her
face, and murmured: “You don't seem to want to know what he was saying.” “
About poor Morrison 2 It couldn't have been anything bad, for the poor fellow was
...
Page 15
“So that's how the business looked from outside!” he muttered. “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
...
“So that's how the business looked from outside!” he muttered. “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
...
Page 27
... myself uprooted—an unnatural state of existence; but a man is supposed to
stand anything.” She looked back at him and received a smile. He told her to
keep in the shelter of the forest VICTORY. 27.
... myself uprooted—an unnatural state of existence; but a man is supposed to
stand anything.” She looked back at him and received a smile. He told her to
keep in the shelter of the forest VICTORY. 27.
Page 28
He noticed with approval that she was not heated by the walk. The drops of
perspiration on her forehead were like dew on the cool, white petal of a flower.
He looked at her figure of grace and strength, solid and supple, with an ever
growing ...
He noticed with approval that she was not heated by the walk. The drops of
perspiration on her forehead were like dew on the cool, white petal of a flower.
He looked at her figure of grace and strength, solid and supple, with an ever
growing ...
Page 32
When he turned round, he saw that she had dropped into the chair—it was the
one she always used—and looked as if her strength had suddenly gone from her,
leaving her only her youth, which seemed very pathetic, very much at his mercy.
When he turned round, he saw that she had dropped into the chair—it was the
one she always used—and looked as if her strength had suddenly gone from her,
leaving her only her youth, which seemed very pathetic, very much at his mercy.
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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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