Victory, Volume 2The tale of a Swedish nobleman living alone on an island in the South seas. An analysis of evil. |
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Page 70
Heyst was temperamentally sympathetic . To have them passing and repassing
close to his little table was painful to him . He was preparing to rise and go out
when he noticed that two white muslin dresses and crimson sashes had not yet
left ...
Heyst was temperamentally sympathetic . To have them passing and repassing
close to his little table was painful to him . He was preparing to rise and go out
when he noticed that two white muslin dresses and crimson sashes had not yet
left ...
Page 71
She bent over the seated youthful figure , in passing it very close , as if to drop a
word into its ear . Her lips did certainly move . But what sort of word could it have
been to make the girl jump up so swiftly ? Heyst , at his table , was surprised into
...
She bent over the seated youthful figure , in passing it very close , as if to drop a
word into its ear . Her lips did certainly move . But what sort of word could it have
been to make the girl jump up so swiftly ? Heyst , at his table , was surprised into
...
Page 81
... were set very close together . He climbed the steps last of all , turned about ,
displaying his purple beard to the hall , and tapped with his bow . Heyst winced in
anticipation of the horrible racket . It burst out immediately unabashed and awful .
... were set very close together . He climbed the steps last of all , turned about ,
displaying his purple beard to the hall , and tapped with his bow . Heyst winced in
anticipation of the horrible racket . It burst out immediately unabashed and awful .
Page 86
And what else did you mean when you came up and looked at me so close ? ” “
Close ? Did I ? ” he murmured unstirring before her in the profound darkness . “
So close as that ? ” She had an outbreak of anger and despair in subdued tones .
And what else did you mean when you came up and looked at me so close ? ” “
Close ? Did I ? ” he murmured unstirring before her in the profound darkness . “
So close as that ? ” She had an outbreak of anger and despair in subdued tones .
Page 102
... more like a performing bear abandoned by his showmen than a human being ,
followed all Schomberg's movements step by step , close behind his back ,
muttering to himself in a language that sounded like some sort of uncouth
Spanish .
... more like a performing bear abandoned by his showmen than a human being ,
followed all Schomberg's movements step by step , close behind his back ,
muttering to himself in a language that sounded like some sort of uncouth
Spanish .
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| Title | Victory, Volume 2 Anchor Books Volume 34 of Modern library of the world's best books Modern library Sun dial library Volume 15 of The works of Joseph Conrad, Joseph Conrad Victory, Joseph Conrad |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Doubleday, 1921 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 2 Jul 2019 |
| Length | 412 pages |
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