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Page 96
What , then , is the difference between me , Manuel - del - Popolo Isturiz , and this
Tomas Castro ? The Seņor Caballero can tell at once . Look at me . I am the finer
man . I would have you ask the ladies of Rio Medio , and leave the verdict to ...
What , then , is the difference between me , Manuel - del - Popolo Isturiz , and this
Tomas Castro ? The Seņor Caballero can tell at once . Look at me . I am the finer
man . I would have you ask the ladies of Rio Medio , and leave the verdict to ...
Page 97
Is it not so ? Has not the Seņor Juez O'Brien so ordained ? You will give ear to
me , you will alleviate my indignant sufferings ? ” He implored me with his eyes
for a long time . Manuel - del - Popolo , as he called himself , pushed the hair
back ...
Is it not so ? Has not the Seņor Juez O'Brien so ordained ? You will give ear to
me , you will alleviate my indignant sufferings ? ” He implored me with his eyes
for a long time . Manuel - del - Popolo , as he called himself , pushed the hair
back ...
Page 98
We have arranged the confusion up above , ” he said to Manueldel Popolo ; " you
may go and see to the sailing . ... Hurry ; it is growing late . ” Manuel blazed
silently , and stalked out of the door as if he had an electric cloud round his head .
We have arranged the confusion up above , ” he said to Manueldel Popolo ; " you
may go and see to the sailing . ... Hurry ; it is growing late . ” Manuel blazed
silently , and stalked out of the door as if he had an electric cloud round his head .
Page 99
That Manuel is a fool , " he said without rancor ; " he is mad with jealousy
because for this day I have command here . But , all the same , they are
dangerous pigs , these slaves of the Seņor O'Brien . I wish the town were rid of
them . One day ...
That Manuel is a fool , " he said without rancor ; " he is mad with jealousy
because for this day I have command here . But , all the same , they are
dangerous pigs , these slaves of the Seņor O'Brien . I wish the town were rid of
them . One day ...
Page 124
... who was skilled in the art of throwing a knife to a great distance . Manuel - del -
Popolo , the extraordinary improvisador with the guitar , was an aspirant for
power with a certain following of his own . Words could not express Castro's
scorn for ...
... who was skilled in the art of throwing a knife to a great distance . Manuel - del -
Popolo , the extraordinary improvisador with the guitar , was an aspirant for
power with a certain following of his own . Words could not express Castro's
scorn for ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1914 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 1 Jul 2013 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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