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“ I know what you've got to tell me , ” I said . “ You're going to marry Veronica . Well , you've no need of my blessing . Some people have all the luck . Here am I .. look at me ! ” Ralph walked with his head bent down .
“ I know what you've got to tell me , ” I said . “ You're going to marry Veronica . Well , you've no need of my blessing . Some people have all the luck . Here am I .. look at me ! ” Ralph walked with his head bent down .
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I'd have given fifty guineas for this chance this morning -and , Ralph , I say , you may tell Veronica why I'm going , but keep a shut mouth to my mother . Let her think I've run away - eh ? Don't spoil your chance .
I'd have given fifty guineas for this chance this morning -and , Ralph , I say , you may tell Veronica why I'm going , but keep a shut mouth to my mother . Let her think I've run away - eh ? Don't spoil your chance .
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Carlos talked with me , telling me about his former life and his adventures . The other passengers he discountenanced by a certain coldness of manner that made me ashamed of talking to them . I respected him so ; he was so wonderful to ...
Carlos talked with me , telling me about his former life and his adventures . The other passengers he discountenanced by a certain coldness of manner that made me ashamed of talking to them . I respected him so ; he was so wonderful to ...
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Carlos , however , knew nothing about his cousin ; he cared little more , as far as I could tell . “ What can she be to me since I have seen your ? ” he said once , and then stopped , looking at me with a certain tender irony .
Carlos , however , knew nothing about his cousin ; he cared little more , as far as I could tell . “ What can she be to me since I have seen your ? ” he said once , and then stopped , looking at me with a certain tender irony .
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One night I overheard him say to Castro : " Tell me , O my Tomas , would it be safe to take this caballero , my cousin , to Rio Medio ? ” Castro paused , and then murmured gruffly : “ Seņor , unless that Irishman is consulted beforehand ...
One night I overheard him say to Castro : " Tell me , O my Tomas , would it be safe to take this caballero , my cousin , to Rio Medio ? ” Castro paused , and then murmured gruffly : “ Seņor , unless that Irishman is consulted beforehand ...
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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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