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Page 7
He was extremely sensitive , and it would have been a tigerish thing to do to
mangle his delicate feelings by the sort of plain speaking that would have been
necessary . His mind was like a whitewalled , pure chamber , furnished with , say
, six ...
He was extremely sensitive , and it would have been a tigerish thing to do to
mangle his delicate feelings by the sort of plain speaking that would have been
necessary . His mind was like a whitewalled , pure chamber , furnished with , say
, six ...
Page 9
It's the name of that man of whom I've been speaking . What of it ? . " “ And you
mean to say that he was your friend ? " " You have heard enough to judge for
yourself . You know as much of our connection as I know myself . The people in
this ...
It's the name of that man of whom I've been speaking . What of it ? . " “ And you
mean to say that he was your friend ? " " You have heard enough to judge for
yourself . You know as much of our connection as I know myself . The people in
this ...
Page 10
When he ceased speaking , the girl came to herself with a catch of her breath .
He heard her voice , the varied charm of which he ... with whom I speak should
not know that Morrison is dead . " She lowered her eyelids , and Heyst was
startled ...
When he ceased speaking , the girl came to herself with a catch of her breath .
He heard her voice , the varied charm of which he ... with whom I speak should
not know that Morrison is dead . " She lowered her eyelids , and Heyst was
startled ...
Page 11
Her head moved quickly several times in tiny affirmative nods , as if she could not
trust herself to speak . She was biting her lower lip . “ Did you ever know anybody
of that name ? ” he asked . The girl answered by a negative sign ; and then at ...
Her head moved quickly several times in tiny affirmative nods , as if she could not
trust herself to speak . She was biting her lower lip . “ Did you ever know anybody
of that name ? ” he asked . The girl answered by a negative sign ; and then at ...
Page 15
Heyst forced himself to speak quietly . " 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 !
Heyst forced himself to speak quietly . " 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 !
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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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