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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 with; ...
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 with; ...
Page 8
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. But it soon passed away, leaving only a moody expression
.
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. But it soon passed away, leaving only a moody expression
.
Page 11
... then, I couldn't guess, that it was your partner they were talking about.” “Talking
about my partner?” repeated Heyst slowly. “No.” Her mind VICtoRY. II.
... then, I couldn't guess, that it was your partner they were talking about.” “Talking
about my partner?” repeated Heyst slowly. “No.” Her mind VICtoRY. II.
Page 12
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 2” Heyst raised
his voice. “Who was talking of me? Talking where 2" With the first question he
had ...
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 2” Heyst raised
his voice. “Who was talking of me? Talking where 2" With the first question he
had ...
Page 20
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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| 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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