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Page 58
Mr. Jones , being directly addressed , took up his part in the concerted piece : "
Really , when I saw a wharf on what might have been an uninhabited island , I
couldn't believe my eyes . I doubted its existence . I thought it was a delusion , till
the ...
Mr. Jones , being directly addressed , took up his part in the concerted piece : "
Really , when I saw a wharf on what might have been an uninhabited island , I
couldn't believe my eyes . I doubted its existence . I thought it was a delusion , till
the ...
Page 59
Mr. Jones began to explain languidly to Heyst that they were in a pretty bad state
that morning , when they caught sight of the smoke of the volcano . It nerved them
to make an effort for their lives . Soon afterward they made out the island .
Mr. Jones began to explain languidly to Heyst that they were in a pretty bad state
that morning , when they caught sight of the smoke of the volcano . It nerved them
to make an effort for their lives . Soon afterward they made out the island .
Page 60
A light draught of air , tepid enough in the thickening twilight after the scorching
day , struck a chill into Mr. Jones in his soaked clothes . " I may infer , then , that
there is a settlement of white people here ? ” he murmured , shivering visibly .
A light draught of air , tepid enough in the thickening twilight after the scorching
day , struck a chill into Mr. Jones in his soaked clothes . " I may infer , then , that
there is a settlement of white people here ? ” he murmured , shivering visibly .
Page 61
... the two others following in single file . " Queer start ! ” Ricardo took the
opportunity for whispering , as he fell behind Mr. Jones , who swayed in the
gloom , enclosed by the stalks of tropical grass , almost as slender as a stalk of
grass himself .
... the two others following in single file . " Queer start ! ” Ricardo took the
opportunity for whispering , as he fell behind Mr. Jones , who swayed in the
gloom , enclosed by the stalks of tropical grass , almost as slender as a stalk of
grass himself .
Page 62
The others waited , two vague shapes nearly mingled together in the darkness of
the veranda , from which issued a sudden chattering of Mr. Jones's teeth , directly
suppressed , and a slight shuffle of Ricardo's feet . Their guide and host , his ...
The others waited , two vague shapes nearly mingled together in the darkness of
the veranda , from which issued a sudden chattering of Mr. Jones's teeth , directly
suppressed , and a slight shuffle of Ricardo's feet . Their guide and host , his ...
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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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