In the empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent. Pop, would go one of the six-inch guns; a small flame would dart and vanish, a little white smoke would disappear, a tiny projectile would give... Complete Works - Page 62by Joseph Conrad - 1903Full view - About this book
| Scotland - 1899 - 1284 pages
...water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent. Pop, would go one of the eight-inch guns ; a small flame would dart and vanish, a little...on board assuring me earnestly there was a camp of natives — he called them enemies ! — hidden out of sight somewhere. "We gave her her letters (I... | |
| Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 402 pages
...empty immcnsitj7 of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent. Pop, would go one of the six-inch guns; a small flame...on board assuring me earnestly there was a camp of natives — he called them enemies ! — hidden out of sight somewhere. " We gave her her letters (I... | |
| Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 410 pages
...empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent. Pop, would go one of the six-inch guns; a small flame...on board assuring me earnestly there was a camp of natives — he called them enemies ! — hidden out of sight somewhere. " We gave her her letters (I... | |
| Joseph Conrad - Europeans - 1903 - 394 pages
...water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent. Pop, would go one of the eight-inch guns ; a small flame would dart and vanish, a little...on board assuring me earnestly there was a camp of natives — he called them enemies ! — hidden out of sight somewhere. " We gave her her letters (I... | |
| Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 398 pages
...empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent. Pop, would go one of the six-inch guns; a small flame...disappear, a tiny projectile would give a feeble screech — j and nothing happened. Nothing could happen. There was a touch of insanity in the proceeding,... | |
| Joseph Conrad - 1921 - 440 pages
...empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent. Pop, would go one of the six-inch guns ; a small flame...on board assuring me earnestly there was a camp of natives — he called them enemies ! — hidden out of sight somewhere. " We gave her her letters (I... | |
| Joseph Conrad - 1903 - 368 pages
...empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent. Pop, would go one of the six-inch guns; a small flame...on board assuring me earnestly there was a camp of natives — he called them enemies! — hidden out of sight somewhere. "We gave her her letters (I... | |
| Ford Madox Ford - 1924 - 298 pages
...empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent. Pop, would go one of the six-inch guns; a small flame...little white smoke would disappear, a tiny projectile give a feeble screech — and nothing happened. Nothing could happen. There was a touch of insanity... | |
| Jacques Berthoud - Literary Criticism - 1978 - 204 pages
...empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent. Pop, would go one of the six-inch guns; a small flame...on board assuring me earnestly there was a camp of natives - he called them enemies! - hidden out of sight somewhere. 'Heart of Darkness', pp. 61-2 Why... | |
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