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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 .
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 .
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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 ...
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 ...
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“ 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 not speak too loudly on this ship .
“ 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 not speak too loudly on this ship .
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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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