Yes, sir," and ran off to fetch his dustpan and brushes. I took a bath and did most of my dressing, splashing, and whistling softly for the steward's edification, while the secret sharer of my life stood drawn up bolt upright in that little space, his... TWIXT LAND AND SEA - Page 117by JOSEPH CONRAD - 1912Full view - About this book
| Joseph Conrad - Fiction - 1997 - 276 pages
...fetch his dust-pan and brushes. I took a bath and did most of my dressing, splashing, and whisding softly for the steward's edification, while the secret...going into the bathroom out of the saloon filling the water-botdes there, scrubbing the bath, setting things to rights, whisk, bang, clatter - out again... | |
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...it were, trifling with the terrific character of his whiskers; but my object was to give him an 20 opportunity for a good look at my cabin. And then...coats hanging there. We listened to the steward going 25 into the bathroom out of the saloon, filling the water-bottles there, scrubbing the bath, setting... | |
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