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Page 7
... French spies — all sorts of malefactors — hiding in our straw throughout the
day , waiting for the whistle to blow from the Street at dusk . I , born with my
century , was familiar with these things ; but my mother forbade my meddling with
them .
... French spies — all sorts of malefactors — hiding in our straw throughout the
day , waiting for the whistle to blow from the Street at dusk . I , born with my
century , was familiar with these things ; but my mother forbade my meddling with
them .
Page 12
We stood waiting silently for an eternity , as one waits for a hare to break covert
before the beaters . From down the long hill came a small sound of horses ' hoofs
— a sound like the beating of the heart , intermittent - a muffled thud on turf , and
...
We stood waiting silently for an eternity , as one waits for a hare to break covert
before the beaters . From down the long hill came a small sound of horses ' hoofs
— a sound like the beating of the heart , intermittent - a muffled thud on turf , and
...
Page 20
Rangsley was waiting to conduct us into the town , where we should find a man
to take us three fugitives out to the expected ship . We rode clattering
aggressively through the silence of the long , narrow main street . Every now and
then Carlos ...
Rangsley was waiting to conduct us into the town , where we should find a man
to take us three fugitives out to the expected ship . We rode clattering
aggressively through the silence of the long , narrow main street . Every now and
then Carlos ...
Page 55
Shrieks came from the interior of the carriage , and from the waiting negresses . I
saw three men were falling upon a little thing like a damaged cat . I couldn ' t
stand that , come what might of it . I ran hastily up the steps , hoping to be able to
...
Shrieks came from the interior of the carriage , and from the waiting negresses . I
saw three men were falling upon a little thing like a damaged cat . I couldn ' t
stand that , come what might of it . I ran hastily up the steps , hoping to be able to
...
Page 72
Every movement of hers affected me with an intimate joy ; it was as if I had been
waiting to see just that carriage of the neck , just that proud glance from the eyes ,
just that droop of eyelashes upon the cheeks , for years and years . “ No , I shall ...
Every movement of hers affected me with an intimate joy ; it was as if I had been
waiting to see just that carriage of the neck , just that proud glance from the eyes ,
just that droop of eyelashes upon the cheeks , for years and years . “ No , I shall ...
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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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