This is glorious! ' I cried, and then i looked at the sinner by my side. He sat with his head sunk on his breast and said 'Yes', without raising his eyes, as if afraid to see writ large on the clear sky of the offing the reproach of his romantic conscience.Joseph Conrad
About This Quote
In this quote, the author is speaking to a man who has been wronged. The author describes the man as a “sinner” and states that he is sitting with his head “sunk on his breast”. The author then goes on to say that the sinner has a “romantic conscience” for not confessing his actions before God or man.
Source: Lord Jim
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