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Carlos was dark , and of a grace to set Ralph as much in the shade as Ralph
himself set me ; and Carlos had seen a deal more of the world than Ralph . He
had a foreign sense of humour that made him forever ready to sacrifice his
personal ...
Carlos was dark , and of a grace to set Ralph as much in the shade as Ralph
himself set me ; and Carlos had seen a deal more of the world than Ralph . He
had a foreign sense of humour that made him forever ready to sacrifice his
personal ...
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At dusk we shut our doors , pulled down our blinds , sat round the fire , and knew
pretty well what was going on outside . There would be long whistles in the dark ,
and when we found men lurking in our barns we feigned not to see themit was ...
At dusk we shut our doors , pulled down our blinds , sat round the fire , and knew
pretty well what was going on outside . There would be long whistles in the dark ,
and when we found men lurking in our barns we feigned not to see themit was ...
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out through the yard on to the soft road that climbs the hill to westward . The
evening was falling slowly and mournfully ; it was dark already in the folds of the
sombre downs . We passed the corner of the orchard . " I know what you ' ve got
to tell ...
out through the yard on to the soft road that climbs the hill to westward . The
evening was falling slowly and mournfully ; it was dark already in the folds of the
sombre downs . We passed the corner of the orchard . " I know what you ' ve got
to tell ...
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... 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 ...
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Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford. CHAPTER TWO BETWEEN moonrise and
sunset I was stumbling through the bracken of the little copse that was like a tuft
of hair on the brow of the great white quarry . It was quite dark , in among the
trees .
Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford. CHAPTER TWO BETWEEN moonrise and
sunset I was stumbling through the bracken of the little copse that was like a tuft
of hair on the brow of the great white quarry . It was quite dark , in among the
trees .
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| 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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