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Page 10
There were ugly rumors of it ; and there was a danger that Castro and Carlos , if
not looked after , might end their days in some marshdyke . It was desirable that
someone well known in our parts should see them to the seashore . A boat , there
...
There were ugly rumors of it ; and there was a danger that Castro and Carlos , if
not looked after , might end their days in some marshdyke . It was desirable that
someone well known in our parts should see them to the seashore . A boat , there
...
Page 24
The boat leaked like a sieve . The wind freshened , and we three began to ask
ourselves how it was going to end . There were no lights upon the sea . At last ,
well out , a blue gleam caught our eyes ; but by this time old Rangsley was
helpless ...
The boat leaked like a sieve . The wind freshened , and we three began to ask
ourselves how it was going to end . There were no lights upon the sea . At last ,
well out , a blue gleam caught our eyes ; but by this time old Rangsley was
helpless ...
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Our boat went down under us whilst I was tying a rope under Carlos ' arms . He
was stan ng up with the bailer still in his hand . On board , the women
passengers were screaming , and as I clung desperately to the rope that was
thrown me , it ...
Our boat went down under us whilst I was tying a rope under Carlos ' arms . He
was stan ng up with the bailer still in his hand . On board , the women
passengers were screaming , and as I clung desperately to the rope that was
thrown me , it ...
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Queer - looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles . One
headed out towards us , then another . I did not want them to reach us . It was as
if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed , and I was not pleased with the idea
of ...
Queer - looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles . One
headed out towards us , then another . I did not want them to reach us . It was as
if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed , and I was not pleased with the idea
of ...
Page 40
Go see if the boat is yet there . We must go quickly ; up - up He waved his hand
towards the scuttle . “ But still , ” Castro said . He was reluctantly fitting his
wooden hand upon the blue steel . He sent a baleful yellow glare into my eyes ,
and ...
Go see if the boat is yet there . We must go quickly ; up - up He waved his hand
towards the scuttle . “ But still , ” Castro said . He was reluctantly fitting his
wooden hand upon the blue steel . He sent a baleful yellow glare into my eyes ,
and ...
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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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