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9 ) reach , that seemed to hold out infinite possibilities of romance , of adventure ,
of love , perhaps , and stores of gold . In the family my mother counted ; my father
did not . She was the daughter of a Scottish earl who had ruined himself again ...
9 ) reach , that seemed to hold out infinite possibilities of romance , of adventure ,
of love , perhaps , and stores of gold . In the family my mother counted ; my father
did not . She was the daughter of a Scottish earl who had ruined himself again ...
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Carlos , then , Rooksby's Spanish kinsman , had come and gone , and I envied
him his going , with his air of mystery , to some far - off lawless adventures -
perhaps over there in Spain , where there were war and rebellion . Shortly
afterwards ...
Carlos , then , Rooksby's Spanish kinsman , had come and gone , and I envied
him his going , with his air of mystery , to some far - off lawless adventures -
perhaps over there in Spain , where there were war and rebellion . Shortly
afterwards ...
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... handy with their knives , too , I fancy . You mind me , and look to yourself with
them . There's something unnatural . ” His words had a certain effect upon me ,
and his manner perhaps more . A thing that was “ unnatural to Jack 22
ROMANCE.
... handy with their knives , too , I fancy . You mind me , and look to yourself with
them . There's something unnatural . ” His words had a certain effect upon me ,
and his manner perhaps more . A thing that was “ unnatural to Jack 22
ROMANCE.
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Perhaps he was tired of his life ; perhaps he really regretted what he left behind
him in England , or somewhere else -- some association , some woman . But he ,
at least , if we went down together , would go gallantly , and without complaint , at
...
Perhaps he was tired of his life ; perhaps he really regretted what he left behind
him in England , or somewhere else -- some association , some woman . But he ,
at least , if we went down together , would go gallantly , and without complaint , at
...
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He had bought it - of a bad man , perhaps , I do not ask . It was Castro your police
wished to take . But I , bon Dieu , do you think I would take watches ? ” I certainly
did not think he had taken a watch ; but I did not relinquish the idea that he , in a ...
He had bought it - of a bad man , perhaps , I do not ask . It was Castro your police
wished to take . But I , bon Dieu , do you think I would take watches ? ” I certainly
did not think he had taken a watch ; but I did not relinquish the idea that he , in a ...
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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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