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I remember her face of that day ; her eyes were gray — the gray of black , not of
blue . For a moment they looked me straight in the face , reflectively ,
unconcerned , and then traveled to the spectacles of old Ramon . This glance -
remember I ...
I remember her face of that day ; her eyes were gray — the gray of black , not of
blue . For a moment they looked me straight in the face , reflectively ,
unconcerned , and then traveled to the spectacles of old Ramon . This glance -
remember I ...
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white arms , hair the color of amber , and startled blue eyes - a good mate for
Rooksby . Rooksby had foreign relations , too . The uncle from whom he inherited
the Priory had married a Riego , a Castilian , during the Peninsular war . He had
...
white arms , hair the color of amber , and startled blue eyes - a good mate for
Rooksby . Rooksby had foreign relations , too . The uncle from whom he inherited
the Priory had married a Riego , a Castilian , during the Peninsular war . He had
...
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A shaft of blazing yellow light darted from the level of the ground into my dazed
eyes . A man sprang at me and thrust something cold and knobby into my
neckcloth . The light continued to blaze into my eyes ; it moved upwards and
shone on a ...
A shaft of blazing yellow light darted from the level of the ground into my dazed
eyes . A man sprang at me and thrust something cold and knobby into my
neckcloth . The light continued to blaze into my eyes ; it moved upwards and
shone on a ...
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his eyes I shall marry her , and inherit my uncle's great riches ; I am the only one
that is left of the family to inherit . ” He waved his hand and smiled a little . “ Vaya ;
a little of that great wealth would be welcome . If I had had a few pence more ...
his eyes I shall marry her , and inherit my uncle's great riches ; I am the only one
that is left of the family to inherit . ” He waved his hand and smiled a little . “ Vaya ;
a little of that great wealth would be welcome . If I had had a few pence more ...
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I looked at him with mouth and eyes agape . He spat again , and waved a claw
towards the forward bulkhead . “ They'll do it for yeh , ” he said . “ You're such a
green goose , it makes me sick a bit . You hevn't reckoned out the chances , not ...
I looked at him with mouth and eyes agape . He spat again , and waved a claw
towards the forward bulkhead . “ They'll do it for yeh , ” he said . “ You're such a
green goose , it makes me sick a bit . You hevn't reckoned out the chances , not ...
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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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