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... , during the Peninsular war . He had been a prisoner at the time- he had died in Spain , I think . When Ralph made the grand tour , he had made the acquaintance of his Spanish relations ; he used to talk about them , 6 ROMANCE.
... , during the Peninsular war . He had been a prisoner at the time- he had died in Spain , I think . When Ralph made the grand tour , he had made the acquaintance of his Spanish relations ; he used to talk about them , 6 ROMANCE.
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Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford. Spanish relations ; he used to talk about them , the Riegos , and Veronica used to talk of what he said of them until they came to stand for Romance , the ro mance of the outer world , to me . One day , a ...
Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford. Spanish relations ; he used to talk about them , the Riegos , and Veronica used to talk of what he said of them until they came to stand for Romance , the ro mance of the outer world , to me . One day , a ...
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... Rooksby was flicking his leg with his switch in the doorway , at the bottom of the narrow flight of stairs . He wanted to talk to me , he said , and I followed him out through the yard on to the soft road that THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH 9.
... Rooksby was flicking his leg with his switch in the doorway , at the bottom of the narrow flight of stairs . He wanted to talk to me , he said , and I followed him out through the yard on to the soft road that THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH 9.
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... talk as we go . " " Someone helped me into a saddle ; my legs trembled in the stirrups as if I had ridden a thousand miles on end already . I imagine I must have fallen into a stupor ; for I have only a vague impression of some- body's ...
... talk as we go . " " Someone helped me into a saddle ; my legs trembled in the stirrups as if I had ridden a thousand miles on end already . I imagine I must have fallen into a stupor ; for I have only a vague impression of some- body's ...
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... talk and wait . " No ; England , " he answered in a tone full of meaning - " things in England - people there . One person at least . " To me his words and his smile seemed to imply a bitter irony ; but they were said very earnestly ...
... talk and wait . " No ; England , " he answered in a tone full of meaning - " things in England - people there . One person at least . " To me his words and his smile seemed to imply a bitter irony ; but they were said very earnestly ...
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