Front matter

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PART I, CHAPTER I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, PART II, CHAPTER XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, PART III, CHAPTER XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII.

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BY JOHN SINJOHN AUTHOR OF “FROM THE FOUR WINDS” LONDON DUCKWORTH & CO. 3, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN 1898 Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. At the Ballantyne Press TO J O S E P H C O N R A D THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR.

“Isolation is surely the everyday condition, Union that for which we strive so wildly and never perfectly attain; and do not these two between them contrive all the ups and downs of life?”

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