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Page 4
Then for the first time I saw Seraphina , looking over her father ' s shoulder . I
remember her face on that day ; her eyes were gray — the gray of black , not of
blue . For a moment they looked me straight in the face , reflectively ,
unconcerned ...
Then for the first time I saw Seraphina , looking over her father ' s shoulder . I
remember her face on that day ; her eyes were gray — the gray of black , not of
blue . For a moment they looked me straight in the face , reflectively ,
unconcerned ...
Page 9
That afternoon I was upstairs , looking at the reflection of myself in the tall glass ,
wondering miserably why I seemed to be such an oaf . The voice of Rooksby
hailed me suddenly from downstairs . “ Hey , John John Kemp ; come down , I
say !
That afternoon I was upstairs , looking at the reflection of myself in the tall glass ,
wondering miserably why I seemed to be such an oaf . The voice of Rooksby
hailed me suddenly from downstairs . “ Hey , John John Kemp ; come down , I
say !
Page 11
... and . . . oh , it drives me wild , this hole - andcorner work ! There ' s a filthy
muddle with the Free Traders — a whistle to blow after dark at the quarry . To -
night of all nights , and me a justice . . . and as good as a married man ! ” I looked
at him ...
... and . . . oh , it drives me wild , this hole - andcorner work ! There ' s a filthy
muddle with the Free Traders — a whistle to blow after dark at the quarry . To -
night of all nights , and me a justice . . . and as good as a married man ! ” I looked
at him ...
Page 15
My captor began to fumble in his pocket , pulled out a paper , and bent down into
the light . Suddenly he paused and looked up at me . “ This ain ' t Mr . Lillywhite , I
don ' t believe this ain ' t a Jack Spaniard . ” The clinks of bits and stirrup - irons ...
My captor began to fumble in his pocket , pulled out a paper , and bent down into
the light . Suddenly he paused and looked up at me . “ This ain ' t Mr . Lillywhite , I
don ' t believe this ain ' t a Jack Spaniard . ” The clinks of bits and stirrup - irons ...
Page 27
I could feel Carlos ' eyes upon us , looking out of the thick darkness . A slight
rustling came from the corner that hid Castro . “ She passes down channel to -
night , then ? ” Rangsley said . “ With this wind you ' ll want to be well out in the
Bay at ...
I could feel Carlos ' eyes upon us , looking out of the thick darkness . A slight
rustling came from the corner that hid Castro . “ She passes down channel to -
night , then ? ” Rangsley said . “ With this wind you ' ll want to be well out in the
Bay at ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance Volume 7 of Complete Works, Ford Madox Ford |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1903 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2009 |
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