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Page 28
On the veranda they fancied they had a glimpse of a vanishing Wang , though the girl was not at all sure that she had seen anything Heyst had no doubts . " Wang has been looking out for us . late . " “ Was he ? I thought I saw something ...
On the veranda they fancied they had a glimpse of a vanishing Wang , though the girl was not at all sure that she had seen anything Heyst had no doubts . " Wang has been looking out for us . late . " “ Was he ? I thought I saw something ...
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exclaimed Heyst , moving out on the veranda followed by Wang . “ White men ? Impossible ! " 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 ...
exclaimed Heyst , moving out on the veranda followed by Wang . “ White men ? Impossible ! " 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 ...
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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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
Page 69
He glanced along the veranda in the direction of the other bungalow . The fire of sticks in front of it had gone out . No faint glow of embers , not the slightest thread of light in that direction , hinted at the presence ...
He glanced along the veranda in the direction of the other bungalow . The fire of sticks in front of it had gone out . No faint glow of embers , not the slightest thread of light in that direction , hinted at the presence ...
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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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