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An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. our man got the name of " Hard Facts . " He had the singular good fortune that his sayings stuck to him and became part of his name . Thereafter he mooned about the Java Sea in some of the Tesman's trading ...
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. our man got the name of " Hard Facts . " He had the singular good fortune that his sayings stuck to him and became part of his name . Thereafter he mooned about the Java Sea in some of the Tesman's trading ...
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... facts , when he came in the street upon Morrison , who , in his way , was also an " enchanted " man . When you spoke to Morrison of going home- he was from Dorsetshire - he shuddered . He said it was dark and wet there ; that it was ...
... facts , when he came in the street upon Morrison , who , in his way , was also an " enchanted " man . When you spoke to Morrison of going home- he was from Dorsetshire - he shuddered . He said it was dark and wet there ; that it was ...
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... fact that Morri- son had not that amount in hand . Morrison hadn't . He had only a little English gold , a few sovereigns , on board . He had left all his spare cash with the Tesmans , in Samarang , to meet certain bills which would ...
... fact that Morri- son had not that amount in hand . Morrison hadn't . He had only a little English gold , a few sovereigns , on board . He had left all his spare cash with the Tesmans , in Samarang , to meet certain bills which would ...
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... fact of his turning up in Timor or anywhere else was no more wonderful than the settling of a sparrow on one's window - sill at any given moment . But that he should carry a sum of money in his pocket seemed somehow inconceivable . So ...
... fact of his turning up in Timor or anywhere else was no more wonderful than the settling of a sparrow on one's window - sill at any given moment . But that he should carry a sum of money in his pocket seemed somehow inconceivable . So ...
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... fact like this , it was natural- Later in the day , the fine paid , and the two of them on board the brig , from which the guard had been re- moved , Morrison - who , besides being a gentleman , was also an honest fellow - began to talk ...
... fact like this , it was natural- Later in the day , the fine paid , and the two of them on board the brig , from which the guard had been re- moved , Morrison - who , besides being a gentleman , was also an honest fellow - began to talk ...
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ain't Alfuro arms asked believe boat breath brig bungalow buran chair cheroot chimæras Chinaman clairvoyance course dark Davidson door doorway eyes face faint feeling fellow felt frightened gaze gentleman gharry girl glance gleam gone governor gunwale hand hanging head hear heard Heyst hotel-keeper island Java Sea jetty Jones knew Lena light lips looked Malay Martin matter mean mind Morrison moustaches moved movement murmured mysterious never night Number once paused Pedro perhaps physiognomy quiet Ricardo round Samburan sarong sauceboat Schom Schomberg schooner seemed shadow shoulders side sight silence smile sort sound Sourabaya speak stare stood strange suddenly surprised Swede table d'hôte talk tell Tesmans There's thing thought tion told tone Tropical Belt Coal turned understand verandah voice walked Wang watched wharf What's whispered woman wonder words Zangiacomo