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Page 4
The warm reflection of the light behind her , gilding the curve of her face from ear
to chin , lost itself in the shadows of black lace falling from dark hair that was not
quite black . She spoke as if the words clung to her lips ; as if she had to put them
...
The warm reflection of the light behind her , gilding the curve of her face from ear
to chin , lost itself in the shadows of black lace falling from dark hair that was not
quite black . She spoke as if the words clung to her lips ; as if she had to put them
...
Page 11
I was being arrested .. .. “ In the King's name . It was a most sudden catastrophe .
A hand was clutching my windpipe . " Don't you so much as squeak , Mr. Castro ,
" a voice whispered in my ear . The lanthorn light suddenly died out , and I ...
I was being arrested .. .. “ In the King's name . It was a most sudden catastrophe .
A hand was clutching my windpipe . " Don't you so much as squeak , Mr. Castro ,
" a voice whispered in my ear . The lanthorn light suddenly died out , and I ...
Page 13
A horseman , cloaked and muffled to the ears , trotted warily towards us . " What's
up ? " he hailed from a matter of ten yards . What re you showing that glim for ?
Anything wrong below ? " The runners kept silence ; we heard the click of a pistol
...
A horseman , cloaked and muffled to the ears , trotted warily towards us . " What's
up ? " he hailed from a matter of ten yards . What re you showing that glim for ?
Anything wrong below ? " The runners kept silence ; we heard the click of a pistol
...
Page 14
The sound of heavy horses at a jolting trot came to our ears . “ We're in for it , ”
Lillywhite grunted . “ D - n this county of Kent . ” Thoms never loosed his hold of
my collar . At the steep of the hill the men and horses came into sight against the
...
The sound of heavy horses at a jolting trot came to our ears . “ We're in for it , ”
Lillywhite grunted . “ D - n this county of Kent . ” Thoms never loosed his hold of
my collar . At the steep of the hill the men and horses came into sight against the
...
Page 15
Don't struggle , ” he whispered in my ear ; his silk handkerchief came cool across
my eyelids . I felt hands fumbling with a knot at the back of my head . “ You're all
right , ” he said again . The hubbub of voices ceased suddenly . “ Now , lads ...
Don't struggle , ” he whispered in my ear ; his silk handkerchief came cool across
my eyelids . I felt hands fumbling with a knot at the back of my head . “ You're all
right , ” he said again . The hubbub of voices ceased suddenly . “ Now , lads ...
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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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