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Page 68
... expected him to do . He remained , as- tonished at himself for remaining , since nothing could have been more repulsive to his tastes , more painful to his senses , and , so to speak , more contrary to his genius , than this rude ...
... expected him to do . He remained , as- tonished at himself for remaining , since nothing could have been more repulsive to his tastes , more painful to his senses , and , so to speak , more contrary to his genius , than this rude ...
Page 74
... expected - but the features had more fineness than those of any other feminine countenance he had ever had the opportunity to observe so closely . There was in it something indefinably audacious and infinitely miserable because the ...
... expected - but the features had more fineness than those of any other feminine countenance he had ever had the opportunity to observe so closely . There was in it something indefinably audacious and infinitely miserable because the ...
Page 82
... expected happiness . But now he was troubled ; a light veil seemed to hang before his mental vision ; the awakening of a tenderness , indistinct and confused as yet , towards an unknown woman . Gradually silence , a real silence , had ...
... expected happiness . But now he was troubled ; a light veil seemed to hang before his mental vision ; the awakening of a tenderness , indistinct and confused as yet , towards an unknown woman . Gradually silence , a real silence , had ...
Page 88
... She remained silent for a while , as if rendered breath- less by this quiet statement . " Oh ! I wanted to ask you " He remembered that she probably did not know his name , and expected the question to be put to 88 VICTORY.
... She remained silent for a while , as if rendered breath- less by this quiet statement . " Oh ! I wanted to ask you " He remembered that she probably did not know his name , and expected the question to be put to 88 VICTORY.
Page 89
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. name , and expected the question to be put to him now ; but after a moment of hesitation she went on : " Why was it that you told me to smile this evening in the concert - room there you remember ? ” " I ...
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. name , and expected the question to be put to him now ; but after a moment of hesitation she went on : " Why was it that you told me to smile this evening in the concert - room there you remember ? ” " I ...
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