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Page 4
She spoke as if the words clung to her lips ; as if she had to put them forth
delicately for fear of damaging the frail things . She raised her long hand to a
white flower that clung above her ear like the pen of a clerk , and disappeared .
Ramon ...
She spoke as if the words clung to her lips ; as if she had to put them forth
delicately for fear of damaging the frail things . She raised her long hand to a
white flower that clung above her ear like the pen of a clerk , and disappeared .
Ramon ...
Page 10
But for Ralph's fear for his neck , which had increased in value since its devotion
to Veronica , he would have squired his cousin . As it was , he fluttered round the
idea of letting me take his place . Finally he settled it ; and I embarked on a long ...
But for Ralph's fear for his neck , which had increased in value since its devotion
to Veronica , he would have squired his cousin . As it was , he fluttered round the
idea of letting me take his place . Finally he settled it ; and I embarked on a long ...
Page 19
For fear of compromising him we waited in the shadow of trees a furlong or two
down the road . He came at a trot , gave me the letter , drew me aside , and
began upbraiding himself again . The others rode onwards . “ Oh , it's all right , " I
said .
For fear of compromising him we waited in the shadow of trees a furlong or two
down the road . He came at a trot , gave me the letter , drew me aside , and
began upbraiding himself again . The others rode onwards . “ Oh , it's all right , " I
said .
Page 25
Castro had hauled the helpless form of old Rangsley forward . I caught him
muttering savagely : “ I could kill that old man ! ” He did not want to be drowned ;
neither assuredly did I. But it was not fear so much as a feeling of dreariness and
...
Castro had hauled the helpless form of old Rangsley forward . I caught him
muttering savagely : “ I could kill that old man ! ” He did not want to be drowned ;
neither assuredly did I. But it was not fear so much as a feeling of dreariness and
...
Page 28
It is Tomas Castro there . " He laughed affectionately . “ He is as faithful as he is
ugly , ” he said ; " but I fear he has been a villain , too . What do I know ? Over
there in my uncle's town , there are some villains — you know what I mean , one
must ...
It is Tomas Castro there . " He laughed affectionately . “ He is as faithful as he is
ugly , ” he said ; " but I fear he has been a villain , too . What do I know ? Over
there in my uncle's town , there are some villains — you know what I mean , one
must ...
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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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