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she said . The idea of being talked about was always novel to Heyst's simplified
conception of himself . For a moment he was as much surprised as if he had
believed himself to be a mere gliding shadow among Besides , he had in him a
half ...
she said . The idea of being talked about was always novel to Heyst's simplified
conception of himself . For a moment he was as much surprised as if he had
believed himself to be a mere gliding shadow among Besides , he had in him a
half ...
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austere spell ; for the velvety dark sky and the mysterious great shadow of the
sea , conveying peace to the day - weary heart . She put her hand to her eyes .
Behind her back Heyst spoke gently . “ Let us get on , Lena . " She walked ahead
in ...
austere spell ; for the velvety dark sky and the mysterious great shadow of the
sea , conveying peace to the day - weary heart . She put her hand to her eyes .
Behind her back Heyst spoke gently . “ Let us get on , Lena . " She walked ahead
in ...
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Now and then they had glimpses of the company's old clearing blazing with light ,
in which the black stumps of trees stood charred , without shadows , miserable
and sinister . They crossed the open for the bungalow . On the veranda they ...
Now and then they had glimpses of the company's old clearing blazing with light ,
in which the black stumps of trees stood charred , without shadows , miserable
and sinister . They crossed the open for the bungalow . On the veranda they ...
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Over the clearing the shadows were already lengthening . The sun hung low ; a
ruddy glare lay on the burnt black patch in front of the bungalow , and slanted on
the ground between the straight , tall , mast - like trees soaring a hundred feet or ...
Over the clearing the shadows were already lengthening . The sun hung low ; a
ruddy glare lay on the burnt black patch in front of the bungalow , and slanted on
the ground between the straight , tall , mast - like trees soaring a hundred feet or ...
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The stretch of Diamond Bay was like a piece of purple shadow , lustrous and
empty , while beyond the land , the open sea lay blue and opaque under the sun
. Heyst's eyes swept all over the offing till they met , far off , the dark cone of the ...
The stretch of Diamond Bay was like a piece of purple shadow , lustrous and
empty , while beyond the land , the open sea lay blue and opaque under the sun
. Heyst's eyes swept all over the offing till they met , far off , the dark cone of the ...
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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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