Marlow ceased, and sat apart, indistinct and silent, in the pose of a meditating Buddha. Nobody moved for a time. "We have lost the first of the ebb," said the Director suddenly. I raised my head. The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the... Youth, and Two Other Stories: By Joseph Conrad ... - Page 162by Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 339 pagesFull view - About this book
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...for a time. "We have lost the first of the ebb," said the Director, suddenly. I looked around. The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the...flowed sombre under an overcast sky — seemed to lead also into the heart of an immense darkness. "CHRISTIAN" QUACKERY. THERE have been few eras in which... | |
| Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 394 pages
...bank of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky — seemed to lead into the...darkness. THE END OF THE TETHER THE END OF THE TETHER FOE a long time after the course of the steamer Sofala had been altered for the land, the low swampy... | |
| Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 410 pages
...for a time. " We have lost the first of the ebb," said the Director, suddenly. I raised my head. The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the...leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky — seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness. THE END OF THE... | |
| Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 402 pages
...for a time. " We have lost the first of the ebb," said the Director, suddenly. I raised my head. The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the...leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky — seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness. 1 THE END OF... | |
| Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 398 pages
...bank of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky — seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness. THE END OP THE TETHER THE END OF THE TETHER FOE a long time after the course of the steamer Sofala had been... | |
| Richard Curle - 1914 - 266 pages
...for a time. " We have lost the first of the ebb," said the Director, suddenly. I raised my head. The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the...seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness. (Youth, " Heart of Darkness," p. 182.) The first of these quotations has the restful sadness that is... | |
| Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 364 pages
...for a time. "We have lost the first of the ebb," said the Director, suddenly. I raised my head. The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the...ends of the earth flowed sombre under an overcast skv- — seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darknessTj THE END OF THE TETHER THE END OF THE... | |
| Joseph Conrad - 1921 - 440 pages
...for a time. " We have lost the first of the ebb," said the Director suddenly. I raised my head. The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the...heart of an immense darkness. THE END OF THE TETHER I FOR a long time after the course of the steamer Sofala had been altered for the land, the low swampy... | |
| Ford Madox Ford - 1924 - 298 pages
...his mind. Or when he wrote, "Their glance was guileless, profound, confident and trusting", or, "The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the...seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness." Naturally, as a British master mariner, he did not have to think of the offing as " le large ", but... | |
| Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 360 pages
...for a time. "We have lost the first of the ebb," said the Director, suddenly. I raised my head. The /offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and...tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the 'Dearth flowed sombre under an overcast sky—jeeme4 to jhWrl I'T^ the hfrart. rff nn immense darkness.... | |
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