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“ There is a man called O'Brien in there , ” he said . “ He does us the honor to pretend to my cousin's hand . " I felt singularly angry . “ Well , he's not a Spaniard , " I said . Carlos answered mockingly , " Oh , for Spaniard , no .
“ There is a man called O'Brien in there , ” he said . “ He does us the honor to pretend to my cousin's hand . " I felt singularly angry . “ Well , he's not a Spaniard , " I said . Carlos answered mockingly , " Oh , for Spaniard , no .
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I said that I imagined him the more famous Seņor Juez O'Brien . It's little use saying ye arren't famous , " he said . His voice nad the faint , infinitely sweet twang of certain Irishry ; a thing as delicate and intangible as the scent ...
I said that I imagined him the more famous Seņor Juez O'Brien . It's little use saying ye arren't famous , " he said . His voice nad the faint , infinitely sweet twang of certain Irishry ; a thing as delicate and intangible as the scent ...
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O'Brien , with shrewd glances , rocked his chair . .. What did I want ? he inquired . To see life ? What he proposed was the life for a fine young fellow like me . Moreover , I was half Scotch . Had I forgotten the wrongs of my own ...
O'Brien , with shrewd glances , rocked his chair . .. What did I want ? he inquired . To see life ? What he proposed was the life for a fine young fellow like me . Moreover , I was half Scotch . Had I forgotten the wrongs of my own ...
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9 ) “ We're backwards hereabouts , " O'Brien jeered . “ But over there they winked and chuckled at the judge , and they do the same in Havana at us . ” Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said , “ Of what do you ...
9 ) “ We're backwards hereabouts , " O'Brien jeered . “ But over there they winked and chuckled at the judge , and they do the same in Havana at us . ” Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said , “ Of what do you ...
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O'Brien smiled . Nichols is alive right enough , but no more good than if he were dead . And that's the truth . He pretends his nerve's gone ; he was a devil among tailors for a time , but he's taken to crying now .
O'Brien smiled . Nichols is alive right enough , but no more good than if he were dead . And that's the truth . He pretends his nerve's gone ; he was a devil among tailors for a time , but he's taken to crying now .
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| 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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