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Page 7
His mind was like a whitewalled , pure chamber , furnished with , say , six
strawbottomed chairs , and he was always placing and displacing them in
various combinations . But they were always the same chairs . He was extremely
easy to live ...
His mind was like a whitewalled , pure chamber , furnished with , say , six
strawbottomed chairs , and he was always placing and displacing them in
various combinations . But they were always the same chairs . He was extremely
easy to live ...
Page 8
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. " I gave in , " he repeated . Looking toward him
with a movement of her eyes only , the girl noticed the strong feeling on his face
with that intense interest which his person awakened in her mind and in her heart
.
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. " I gave in , " he repeated . Looking toward him
with a movement of her eyes only , the girl noticed the strong feeling on his face
with that intense interest which his person awakened in her mind and in her heart
.
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Her mind seemed almost as bewildered , as full of incredulity , as his . “ No. They
were talking of you , really ; only I didn't know it . ” “ Who were they ? ” . Heyst
raised his voice . “ Who was talking of me ? Talking where ? " With the first
question ...
Her mind seemed almost as bewildered , as full of incredulity , as his . “ No. They
were talking of you , really ; only I didn't know it . ” “ Who were they ? ” . Heyst
raised his voice . “ Who was talking of me ? Talking where ? " With the first
question ...
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Even the wilds hold prizes which tempt some people ; but I had no schemes , no
plans —and not even great firmness of mind to make me unduly obstinate . I was
simply moving on , while the others , perhaps , were going somewhere .
Even the wilds hold prizes which tempt some people ; but I had no schemes , no
plans —and not even great firmness of mind to make me unduly obstinate . I was
simply moving on , while the others , perhaps , were going somewhere .
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His resentment was not against the girl , but against life itself — that commonest
of snares , in which he felt himself caught , seeing clearly the plot of plots and
unconsoled by the lucidity of his mind . He swerved and , stepping up to her ,
sank to ...
His resentment was not against the girl , but against life itself — that commonest
of snares , in which he felt himself caught , seeing clearly the plot of plots and
unconsoled by the lucidity of his mind . He swerved and , stepping up to her ,
sank 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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