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Page 25
The girl glanced round, moved suddenly away, and averted her face. With her
hand she signed imperiously to him to leave her alone—a command, which
Heyst did not obey. When she opened her eyes at last and sat up, VICTORY. 25.
The girl glanced round, moved suddenly away, and averted her face. With her
hand she signed imperiously to him to leave her alone—a command, which
Heyst did not obey. When she opened her eyes at last and sat up, VICTORY. 25.
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.
Page 36
(He. had. just felt the clasp of her arms round his neck, when, with a slight
exclamation—“He's here!” —she disengaged herself and bolted away into her.
rooms,. - VI Heyst was astounded. Looking all round, as if to 36 VICTORY.
(He. had. just felt the clasp of her arms round his neck, when, with a slight
exclamation—“He's here!” —she disengaged herself and bolted away into her.
rooms,. - VI Heyst was astounded. Looking all round, as if to 36 VICTORY.
Page 37
Looking all round, as if to take the whole room to witness of this outrage, he
became aware of Wang materialised in the doorway. The intrusion was as
surprising as anything could be, in view of the strict regularity with which Wang
made ...
Looking all round, as if to take the whole room to witness of this outrage, he
became aware of Wang materialised in the doorway. The intrusion was as
surprising as anything could be, in view of the strict regularity with which Wang
made ...
Page 38
Where's that boat, Wang 2" “Round the point,” said Wang, leaping into Malay
unexpectedly, and in a loud voice. “White men—three.” “So close as that ?"
exclaimed Heyst, moving out on the veranda followed by Wang. “White men P
Impossible ...
Where's that boat, Wang 2" “Round the point,” said Wang, leaping into Malay
unexpectedly, and in a loud voice. “White men—three.” “So close as that ?"
exclaimed Heyst, moving out on the veranda followed by Wang. “White men P
Impossible ...
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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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