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Page 54
The spectral figure in the stern - sheets spoke in a languid tone : " That - er —
companion - er - secretary of mine is a queer chap . I am afraid we aren't
presenting ourselves in a very favourable light . ” Heyst listened . It was the
conventional ...
The spectral figure in the stern - sheets spoke in a languid tone : " That - er —
companion - er - secretary of mine is a queer chap . I am afraid we aren't
presenting ourselves in a very favourable light . ” Heyst listened . It was the
conventional ...
Page 86
... legged on the floor , very close to the low bedstead ; so that Mr. Jones — who
perhaps had not been so very profoundly asleep - on opening his eyes found
them conveniently levelled at the face of his secretary 86 VICTORY .
... legged on the floor , very close to the low bedstead ; so that Mr. Jones — who
perhaps had not been so very profoundly asleep - on opening his eyes found
them conveniently levelled at the face of his secretary 86 VICTORY .
Page 87
found them conveniently levelled at the face of his secretary . “ Eh ? What is it you
say ? No sleep for you tonight ? But why can't you let me sleep ? Confound your
fussiness ! " “ Because that there fellow can't sleep — that's why . Dash me if he ...
found them conveniently levelled at the face of his secretary . “ Eh ? What is it you
say ? No sleep for you tonight ? But why can't you let me sleep ? Confound your
fussiness ! " “ Because that there fellow can't sleep — that's why . Dash me if he ...
Page 89
His faithful secretary suffered from irritation , and did not see the joke . In a fretful
tone he declared that there was no such thing as conscience . There was such a
thing as funk ; but there was nothing to make that fellow funky in any special way
...
His faithful secretary suffered from irritation , and did not see the joke . In a fretful
tone he declared that there was no such thing as conscience . There was such a
thing as funk ; but there was nothing to make that fellow funky in any special way
...
Page 94
The secretary was very much relieved . “ There's no occasion to be , I can tell you
, sir , ” he whispered earnestly . “ Anything but that ! If I didn't say anything for a bit
, it ain't because there isn't plenty to talk about . Ay , more than enough .
The secretary was very much relieved . “ There's no occasion to be , I can tell you
, sir , ” he whispered earnestly . “ Anything but that ! If I didn't say anything for a bit
, it ain't because there isn't plenty to talk about . Ay , more than enough .
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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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