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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 had been an inventor , a projector , and my mother had been a poor beauty , brought up on the farm we still lived on — the last rag of land that had remained to her father . Then she had married a good man in his way ; a good enough ...
He had been an inventor , a projector , and my mother had been a poor beauty , brought up on the farm we still lived on — the last rag of land that had remained to her father . Then she had married a good man in his way ; a good enough ...
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Ralph's land was just on the other side of the Street , and the shepherds on the downs used to see of nights a dead - andgone Rooksby , Sir Peter that was , ride upon it past the quarry with his head under his arm .
Ralph's land was just on the other side of the Street , and the shepherds on the downs used to see of nights a dead - andgone Rooksby , Sir Peter that was , ride upon it past the quarry with his head under his arm .
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Besides he did not know the lie of the land , and believed the Free Traders were mere bogeys . “ They'll never touch us , ” Lillywhite grumbled . " We've a warrant King's name . . ” He was flashing his lanthorn aimlessly up the hill .
Besides he did not know the lie of the land , and believed the Free Traders were mere bogeys . “ They'll never touch us , ” Lillywhite grumbled . " We've a warrant King's name . . ” He was flashing his lanthorn aimlessly up the hill .
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We embarked , and , as we drew further out , the land turned to a shadow , spotted here and there with little lights . Behind us a cock crowed . The shingle crashed at intervals beneath the feet of a large body of men .
We embarked , and , as we drew further out , the land turned to a shadow , spotted here and there with little lights . Behind us a cock crowed . The shingle crashed at intervals beneath the feet of a large body of men .
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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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