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Page 4
The warm reflection of the light behind her , gilding the curve of her face from ear
to chin , lost itself in the shadows of black lace falling from dark hair that was not
quite black . She spoke as if the words clung to her lips ; as if she had to put them
...
The warm reflection of the light behind her , gilding the curve of her face from ear
to chin , lost itself in the shadows of black lace falling from dark hair that was not
quite black . She spoke as if the words clung to her lips ; as if she had to put them
...
Page 11
I was being arrested . . . . “ In the King ' s name . . . . ” It was a most sudden
catastrophe . A hand was clutching my windpipe . “ Don ' t you so much as
squeak , Mr . Castro , " a voice whispered in my ear . The lanthorn light suddenly
died out ...
I was being arrested . . . . “ In the King ' s name . . . . ” It was a most sudden
catastrophe . A hand was clutching my windpipe . “ Don ' t you so much as
squeak , Mr . Castro , " a voice whispered in my ear . The lanthorn light suddenly
died out ...
Page 13
From far above us came a shout , then a confused noise of voices . The moon
began to get up ; above the cutting the clouds had a fringe of sudden silver . A
horseman , cloaked and muffled to the ears , trotted warily towards us . “ What ' s
up ?
From far above us came a shout , then a confused noise of voices . The moon
began to get up ; above the cutting the clouds had a fringe of sudden silver . A
horseman , cloaked and muffled to the ears , trotted warily towards us . “ What ' s
up ?
Page 15
Don ' t struggle , ” he whispered in my ear ; his silk handkerchief came cool
across my eyelids . I felt hands fumbling with a knot at the back of my head . “ You
' re all right , ” he said again . The hubbub of voices ceased suddenly . “ Now ,
lads ...
Don ' t struggle , ” he whispered in my ear ; his silk handkerchief came cool
across my eyelids . I felt hands fumbling with a knot at the back of my head . “ You
' re all right , ” he said again . The hubbub of voices ceased suddenly . “ Now ,
lads ...
Page 16
Mum , „ now ! It ' s all right . " It withdrew itself a little from my ear and called , “
Now then , ready with them . ... We made a few paces down the road ; the pitiful
voices of the runners crying for help came plainly to my ears . “ You — they —
aren ' t ...
Mum , „ now ! It ' s all right . " It withdrew itself a little from my ear and called , “
Now then , ready with them . ... We made a few paces down the road ; the pitiful
voices of the runners crying for help came plainly to my ears . “ You — they —
aren ' t ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1916 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2009 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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