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Page 47
I don't mean it really , ” he remarked to Heyst , whose steady eyes met his from
above . He ran aft briskly . " Come along , sir . It's your turn . I oughtn't to have
drunk first . ' S truth , I forgot myself ! A gentleman like you will overlook that , I
know .
I don't mean it really , ” he remarked to Heyst , whose steady eyes met his from
above . He ran aft briskly . " Come along , sir . It's your turn . I oughtn't to have
drunk first . ' S truth , I forgot myself ! A gentleman like you will overlook that , I
know .
Page 68
Exist ? Most charmingly ! My dear Lena , you don't know your own advantages .
Why , your voice alone would be enough to make you unforgettable ! " " Oh , I
didn't mean forgetting in that way . I dare say if I were to die you would remember
me ...
Exist ? Most charmingly ! My dear Lena , you don't know your own advantages .
Why , your voice alone would be enough to make you unforgettable ! " " Oh , I
didn't mean forgetting in that way . I dare say if I were to die you would remember
me ...
Page 72
After leaving the lantern , I mean . " “ Oh , no . He ran on . I watched him . ” “ Or
before , perhaps — while I was with these boat people ? Do you know ? Can you
tell ? " " I hardly think so . I came out as the sun went down , and sat outside till
you ...
After leaving the lantern , I mean . " “ Oh , no . He ran on . I watched him . ” “ Or
before , perhaps — while I was with these boat people ? Do you know ? Can you
tell ? " " I hardly think so . I came out as the sun went down , and sat outside till
you ...
Page 75
asked Heyst . “ I once knew a woman who did . Leastwise , she used to tell
people what dreams meant , for a shilling . " “ Would you go now and ask her
what this dream means ? " inquired Heyst jocularly . “ No , indeed ! She was a
nasty old ...
asked Heyst . “ I once knew a woman who did . Leastwise , she used to tell
people what dreams meant , for a shilling . " “ Would you go now and ask her
what this dream means ? " inquired Heyst jocularly . “ No , indeed ! She was a
nasty old ...
Page 90
Send a man home to croak of a cold on the chest that's one of your tame tricks .
And d'you mean to say , sir , that a man that's up to it wouldn't bag whatever he
could lay his hands on in his ' yporcritical What was all that coal business ?
Send a man home to croak of a cold on the chest that's one of your tame tricks .
And d'you mean to say , sir , that a man that's up to it wouldn't bag whatever he
could lay his hands on in his ' yporcritical What was all that coal business ?
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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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