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I remember the rattling of the bolts on that door , and the tall figure that appeared there , snuffbox in hand . In that land of white clothes , that precise , ancient , Castilian in black was something to remember .
I remember the rattling of the bolts on that door , and the tall figure that appeared there , snuffbox in hand . In that land of white clothes , that precise , ancient , Castilian in black was something to remember .
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He brought with him a short , pursy , bearded companion , half friend , half servant , who said he had served in Napoleon's Spanish contingent , and had a way of striking his breast with a wooden hand ( his arm had suffered in a cavalry ...
He brought with him a short , pursy , bearded companion , half friend , half servant , who said he had served in Napoleon's Spanish contingent , and had a way of striking his breast with a wooden hand ( his arm had suffered in a cavalry ...
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I was like a confounded rabbit in their hands . One of them had his fist on my collar and jerked me out upon the hard road . We rolled down the embankment , but he was on the top . It seemed an abominable episode , a piece of bad faith ...
I was like a confounded rabbit in their hands . One of them had his fist on my collar and jerked me out upon the hard road . We rolled down the embankment , but he was on the top . It seemed an abominable episode , a piece of bad faith ...
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The runners were seized ; several hands caught at me . ... I saw a hand light a torch at the lanthorn , and the crowd of faces , the muddle of limbs , the horses ' heads , and the quiet trees above , flickered into sight .
The runners were seized ; several hands caught at me . ... I saw a hand light a torch at the lanthorn , and the crowd of faces , the muddle of limbs , the horses ' heads , and the quiet trees above , flickered into sight .
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I felt hands fumbling with a knot at the back of my head . “ You're all right , " he said again . ... The hand left my arm ; there was a pause in the motion of the procession . I caught a moment's sound of whispering .
I felt hands fumbling with a knot at the back of my head . “ You're all right , " he said again . ... The hand left my arm ; there was a pause in the motion of the procession . I caught a moment's sound of whispering .
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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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