“ A woman in a problem is an incalculable quantity, even if you have something to go upon in forming your guess. ”
Joseph Conrad, Victory: An Island Tale (1915). copy citation
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
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| Source | Victory: An Island Tale |
| Topic | women problem |
| Date | 1915 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6378/6378-h/6378-h.htm |
Context
“The temptation to consult his chief, to talk over the weighty fact, and get his opinion on it, was great indeed. Ricardo resisted it; but the agony of his solitary mental conflict was extremely sharp. A woman in a problem is an incalculable quantity, even if you have something to go upon in forming your guess. How much more so when you haven't even once caught sight of her.
Swift as were his mental processes, he felt that a longer silence was inadvisable. He hastened to speak:
“And do you see us, sir, you and I, with a couple of spades having to tackle this whole confounded island?””
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