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Page 8
Carlos is the only soul I know outside five miles from here . Besides , he's friends
in the Indies . That's where I want to go . and he could give me a cast . You
remember what Tomas Castro said . Rooksby came to a sudden halt , and began
...
Carlos is the only soul I know outside five miles from here . Besides , he's friends
in the Indies . That's where I want to go . and he could give me a cast . You
remember what Tomas Castro said . Rooksby came to a sudden halt , and began
...
Page 20
There was a light here and there in a window , but not a soul stirring abroad . On
the blind of an inn the shadow of a bearded man held the shadow of a rummer to
its mouth . “ That ' ll be my uncle , " Rangsley said . “ He'll be the man to do your ...
There was a light here and there in a window , but not a soul stirring abroad . On
the blind of an inn the shadow of a bearded man held the shadow of a rummer to
its mouth . “ That ' ll be my uncle , " Rangsley said . “ He'll be the man to do your ...
Page 27
Castro I detested ; but I accepted their relationship without in the least
understanding how Carlos , with his fine grain , his high soul - I gave him credit
for a high soul - could put up with the squalid ferocity with which I credited Castro
. It seemed ...
Castro I detested ; but I accepted their relationship without in the least
understanding how Carlos , with his fine grain , his high soul - I gave him credit
for a high soul - could put up with the squalid ferocity with which I credited Castro
. It seemed ...
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It was noticeable because Castro held aloof from every other soul on board .
Carlos answered me with one of his nervous and angry smiles . " Ah , Juan mine ,
do not ask too many questions ! I wish you could come with me all the way , but I
...
It was noticeable because Castro held aloof from every other soul on board .
Carlos answered me with one of his nervous and angry smiles . " Ah , Juan mine ,
do not ask too many questions ! I wish you could come with me all the way , but I
...
Page 118
Do you know , young caballero , that I have been a prisoner of war in your
country , and am acquainted with Londres ? I was chaplain of the ship San José
at the battle of Trafalgar . On my soul , it is , indeed , a blessed , fertile country ,
full of ...
Do you know , young caballero , that I have been a prisoner of war in your
country , and am acquainted with Londres ? I was chaplain of the ship San José
at the battle of Trafalgar . On my soul , it is , indeed , a blessed , fertile country ,
full of ...
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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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