Joseph Conrad

Name: The Rescue — PART III. THE CAPTUREChapter VII
Author: Joseph Conrad

The Rescue — PART III. THE CAPTUREChapter VII (1920)

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“The Rescue — PART III. THE CAPTUREChapter VII”, published in 1920, is a work by Joseph Conrad. It explores elements such as yacht, brig and folly.

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Joseph Conrad, The Rescue — PART III. THE CAPTUREChapter VII (1920)

“ She heard the heavy bump as of a boat run headlong against the ladder. They were back! She rose in sudden and extreme agitation. What should she say? How much? How to begin? Why say anything? It would be absurd, like talking seriously about a dream. She would not dare! In a moment she was driven into a state of mind bordering on distraction. She heard somebody run up the gangway steps. With the idea of gaining time she walked rapidly aft to the taffrail. The light of the brig faced her without a flicker, enormous amongst the suns scattered in the immensity of the night. ”

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Joseph Conrad, The Rescue — PART III. THE CAPTUREChapter VII (1920)

“ Her thought was suspended while she listened attentively for the return of the yacht's boat. She was dismayed at the task before her. Not a sound broke the stillness and she felt as if she were lost in empty space. Then suddenly someone amidships yawned immensely and said: "Oh, dear! Oh, dear!" A voice asked: "Ain't they back yet?" A negative grunt answered.
Mrs. Travers found that Lingard was touching, because he could be understood. How simple was life, she reflected. She was frank with herself. She considered him apart from social organization. ”

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Joseph Conrad, The Rescue — PART III. THE CAPTUREChapter VII (1920)

“ She jumped up. She was sure somebody was hailing the yacht faintly. Was that man hailing? She listened, and hearing nothing was annoyed with herself for being haunted by a voice.
"He said he could trust me. Now, what is this danger? What is danger?" she meditated.
Footsteps were coming from forward. The figure of the watchman flitted vaguely over the gangway. He was whistling softly and vanished. Hollow sounds in the boat were succeeded by a splash of oars. The night swallowed these slight noises. Mrs. Travers sat down again and found herself much calmer. ”

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Joseph Conrad, The Rescue — PART III. THE CAPTUREChapter VII (1920)

“ You can't tell what crooked notion they will get into their thick heads. It's enough to make one swear." He swore. "My people! Are you? How much? Say—how much? You're no more mine than I am yours. Would any of you fine folks at home face black ruin to save a fishing smack's crew from getting drowned?"
Notwithstanding that sense of insecurity which lingered faintly in her mind she had no image of death before her. She felt intensely alive. She felt alive in a flush of strength, with an impression of novelty as though life had been the gift of this very moment. ”

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Joseph Conrad, The Rescue — PART III. THE CAPTUREChapter VII (1920)

“ The danger hidden in the night gave no sign to awaken her terror, but the workings of a human soul, simple and violent, were laid bare before her and had the disturbing charm of an unheard-of experience. She was listening to a man who concealed nothing. ”

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Joseph Conrad, The Rescue — PART III. THE CAPTUREChapter VII (1920)

“ I had somehow to get men who would fight. I risked my life to get that lot. I made them promises which I shall keep—or—! Can you see now why I dared to stop your boat? I am in so deep that I care for no Sir John in the world. When I look at the work ahead I care for nothing. ”

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Joseph Conrad, The Rescue — PART III. THE CAPTUREChapter VII (1920)

“ Perhaps her hatred of convention, trammelling the frankness of her own impulses, had rendered her more alert to perceive what is intrinsically great and profound within the forms of human folly, so simple and so infinitely varied according to the region of the earth and to the moment of time. ”

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Joseph Conrad, The Rescue — PART III. THE CAPTUREChapter VII (1920)

“ The headlong fierceness of purpose invested his obscure design of conquest with the proportions of a great enterprise. It was clear that no vision of a subjugated world could have been more inspiring to the most famous adventurer of history. ”

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Joseph Conrad, The Rescue — PART III. THE CAPTUREChapter VII (1920)

“ Wouldn't he treat a stranger fairly? Wouldn't he remember that no man is a liar till you prove him so? Wouldn't he keep his word wherever given? Well, I am going to do that. Not a hair of your head shall be touched as long as I live! ”

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