 their long knives. They came in a disorderly, shouting mob along the beach, intending this not for an attack, but as a simple demonstration. The sight of the open gate struck them with wonder. The bishop's coach  Romance: A Novel - Page 165by Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford - 1903 - 428 pagesFull view - About this book
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...torches, others had pikes; most of them, howsver, had nothing but their long knives. They came in i disorderly, shouting mob along the beach, intending...not for an attack, but as a simple demonstration. A solitary black, the only guard left at the gate, shouted at them, " ArriaI Go back." It had no effect.... | |
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