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Castro , on his hands and knees , startied me by whispering at my feet : “ Stand
aside , seņor ” . . Standing there , in the midst of the whispering , bareheaded ,
kneeling , and villainous crowd , I had a vivid vision of her pale , dim , pitiful face .
Castro , on his hands and knees , startied me by whispering at my feet : “ Stand
aside , seņor ” . . Standing there , in the midst of the whispering , bareheaded ,
kneeling , and villainous crowd , I had a vivid vision of her pale , dim , pitiful face .
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Having imperiously thrust the door of the inner room open , he remained
immovable , with no intention of entering , and called in a harsh , aged voice : “
Seņor Ramon ! Seņor Ramon ! ” and then twice : “ Seraphina - Seraphina ! ”
turning his ...
Having imperiously thrust the door of the inner room open , he remained
immovable , with no intention of entering , and called in a harsh , aged voice : “
Seņor Ramon ! Seņor Ramon ! ” and then twice : “ Seraphina - Seraphina ! ”
turning his ...
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But there he is — your Seņor Ramon , ” she said to her father , as if she were
chiding him for a petulance in calling ; " your sight is not very good , my poor little
father — there he is , your Ramon . ” The warm reflection of the light behind her ...
But there he is — your Seņor Ramon , ” she said to her father , as if she were
chiding him for a petulance in calling ; " your sight is not very good , my poor little
father — there he is , your Ramon . ” The warm reflection of the light behind her ...
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... movements , having lived and regretted . I should disappear ingloriously on the
very threshold . Castro , standing up unsteadily , growled , “ We may do it yet !
See , seņor ! The blue gleam was much larger - it flared smokily PART FIRST 25.
... movements , having lived and regretted . I should disappear ingloriously on the
very threshold . Castro , standing up unsteadily , growled , “ We may do it yet !
See , seņor ! The blue gleam was much larger - it flared smokily PART FIRST 25.
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He was condescending to roll some cigarettes for Tomas , whose wooden hand
incommoded him , and he tossed a fragment of tobacco to the wind with a laugh .
“ In Jamaica there is a merchant , a Seņor Ramon ; I have letters to him , and he ...
He was condescending to roll some cigarettes for Tomas , whose wooden hand
incommoded him , and he tossed a fragment of tobacco to the wind with a laugh .
“ In Jamaica there is a merchant , a Seņor Ramon ; I have letters to him , and he ...
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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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