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Page 43
Give us water ! ” Thirst was in the very tone of his words , alternating a broken
croak and a faint , throaty rustle which just reached Heyst's ears . The man in the
boat raised his hands to be helped up on the jetty , whispering : " I tried . I am too
...
Give us water ! ” Thirst was in the very tone of his words , alternating a broken
croak and a faint , throaty rustle which just reached Heyst's ears . The man in the
boat raised his hands to be helped up on the jetty , whispering : " I tried . I am too
...
Page 56
Well , now , let me give you a leg up , sir , " he said cheerily to his motionless
principal in the sternsheets . , " All our troubles are over --for a time , anyhow . Ain'
t it luck to find a white man island ? I would have just as soon expected to meet
20 ...
Well , now , let me give you a leg up , sir , " he said cheerily to his motionless
principal in the sternsheets . , " All our troubles are over --for a time , anyhow . Ain'
t it luck to find a white man island ? I would have just as soon expected to meet
20 ...
Page 58
... was fussing about their belongings in the boat , speaking to Pedro . “ Come ,
now - pass up the dunnage there ! Move yourself , hombre , or I'll have to get
down again and give you a tap on those bandages of yours , you growling bear ,
you !
... was fussing about their belongings in the boat , speaking to Pedro . “ Come ,
now - pass up the dunnage there ! Move yourself , hombre , or I'll have to get
down again and give you a tap on those bandages of yours , you growling bear ,
you !
Page 61
I should regret it more , , " he went on , " if I were not in a position to give you the
choice of those empty bungalows for a temporary home . ” He turned round and
plunged into the narrow track , the two others following in single file . " Queer start
...
I should regret it more , , " he went on , " if I were not in a position to give you the
choice of those empty bungalows for a temporary home . ” He turned round and
plunged into the narrow track , the two others following in single file . " Queer start
...
Page 78
You ought to make him give it back to you . " Heyst said nothing to that naïve and
practical suggestion , for the object that he missed from the drawer was his
revolver . It was a heavy weapon which he had owned for many years and had
never ...
You ought to make him give it back to you . " Heyst said nothing to that naïve and
practical suggestion , for the object that he missed from the drawer was his
revolver . It was a heavy weapon which he had owned for many years and had
never ...
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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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