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Page 62
Three steps . As you see , there's a wide veranda . Sorry to keep you waiting for a
moment ; the door is locked , I think . ” He was heard trying it . Then he leaned
against the rail , saying : “ Wang will get the keys . ” The others waited , two vague
...
Three steps . As you see , there's a wide veranda . Sorry to keep you waiting for a
moment ; the door is locked , I think . ” He was heard trying it . Then he leaned
against the rail , saying : “ Wang will get the keys . ” The others waited , two vague
...
Page 65
The light was not dancing along any more ; it was standing perfectly still by the
steps of the veranda . Heyst glancing back casually , saw behind him still another
light , -- the light of the strangers ' open fire . A black , uncouth form , stooping ...
The light was not dancing along any more ; it was standing perfectly still by the
steps of the veranda . Heyst glancing back casually , saw behind him still another
light , -- the light of the strangers ' open fire . A black , uncouth form , stooping ...
Page 66
He came up to the bungalow , and , at the very limit of the lantern's light , on the
top step , he saw her feet and the bottom part of her dress . The rest of her person
was suggested dimly as high as her waist . She sat on a chair , and the gloom of
...
He came up to the bungalow , and , at the very limit of the lantern's light , on the
top step , he saw her feet and the bottom part of her dress . The rest of her person
was suggested dimly as high as her waist . She sat on a chair , and the gloom of
...
Page 74
... in her form and in the proportions of her body which suggested a reduction
from a heroic size . She moved forward a step . " What is it you have missed ? "
she asked again , Heyst turned his back altogether on the table . The 74
VICTORY .
... in her form and in the proportions of her body which suggested a reduction
from a heroic size . She moved forward a step . " What is it you have missed ? "
she asked again , Heyst turned his back altogether on the table . The 74
VICTORY .
Page 86
His next step was to feel for the matches on the tall desk , and to light the candle .
He had to communicate to his governor views and reflections of such importance
that it was absolutely necessary for him to watch their effect on the very ...
His next step was to feel for the matches on the tall desk , and to light the candle .
He had to communicate to his governor views and reflections of such importance
that it was absolutely necessary for him to watch their effect on the very ...
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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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