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Page 27
... had sent Tomas Castro to bring him to Cuba , to the town of Rio Medio . “ The
town belongs to my uncle . He is very rich ; a Grand d ' Espagne . . . everything ;
but he is now very old , and has left Havana to die in his palace in his own town .
... had sent Tomas Castro to bring him to Cuba , to the town of Rio Medio . “ The
town belongs to my uncle . He is very rich ; a Grand d ' Espagne . . . everything ;
but he is now very old , and has left Havana to die in his palace in his own town .
Page 46
You yourself, senor, or the excellent Mr. Topnambo, if you desired to know what
ships in a month's time are likely to be sailing for Havana, for New Orleans, or
any Gulf port, you would ask me. What more natural? It is my business, my trade,
...
You yourself, senor, or the excellent Mr. Topnambo, if you desired to know what
ships in a month's time are likely to be sailing for Havana, for New Orleans, or
any Gulf port, you would ask me. What more natural? It is my business, my trade,
...
Page 45
But I do not even know whether those who take my goods are pirates , as you
English say , or Mexican privateers , as the Havana authorities say . I do not very
much care . Basta , what I know is that every week some ship with a letter of ...
But I do not even know whether those who take my goods are pirates , as you
English say , or Mexican privateers , as the Havana authorities say . I do not very
much care . Basta , what I know is that every week some ship with a letter of ...
Page 46
You yourself , seņor , or the excellent Mr . Topnambo , if you desired to know
what ships in a month ' s time are likely to be sailing for Havana , for New Orleans
, or any Gulf port , you would ask me . What more natural ? It is my business , my
...
You yourself , seņor , or the excellent Mr . Topnambo , if you desired to know
what ships in a month ' s time are likely to be sailing for Havana , for New Orleans
, or any Gulf port , you would ask me . What more natural ? It is my business , my
...
Page 57
Or you can take a trip with me to Havana till it blows over . My old woman ' s on
board . ” His face fell . “ But there , you ' ll get round her . I ' ll see you through . ”
They drank some sangaree and became noisy . I wasn ' t very happy ; there was
...
Or you can take a trip with me to Havana till it blows over . My old woman ' s on
board . ” His face fell . “ But there , you ' ll get round her . I ' ll see you through . ”
They drank some sangaree and became noisy . I wasn ' t very happy ; there was
...
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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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