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Page 28
I certainly did not think he had taken a watch ; but I did not relinquish the idea that
he , in a glamorous , romantic way , had been a pirate . Rooksby had certainly
hinted as much in his irritation . He lost none of his romantic charm in my eyes .
I certainly did not think he had taken a watch ; but I did not relinquish the idea that
he , in a glamorous , romantic way , had been a pirate . Rooksby had certainly
hinted as much in his irritation . He lost none of his romantic charm in my eyes .
Page 34
Then it rumbled out some remarks about “ pirates , vermin , coast of Cuba . ”
Carlos came to the side , and looked after the man - of - war in the distance . “
You could help us , " I heard him mutter . “ Take a fool's advice , and scoot ” yokel
34 ...
Then it rumbled out some remarks about “ pirates , vermin , coast of Cuba . ”
Carlos came to the side , and looked after the man - of - war in the distance . “
You could help us , " I heard him mutter . “ Take a fool's advice , and scoot ” yokel
34 ...
Page 36
Pirates ! Was Carlos really a pirate , or Castro , his humble friend ? It was vile of
me to suspect Carlos . A couple of men , meeting by the scuttle , began to talk
loudly , every word coming plainly to my ears in the stillness of my misery , and
the ...
Pirates ! Was Carlos really a pirate , or Castro , his humble friend ? It was vile of
me to suspect Carlos . A couple of men , meeting by the scuttle , began to talk
loudly , every word coming plainly to my ears in the stillness of my misery , and
the ...
Page 38
Your uncle the pirate ! ” I cried , and was amazed at my own words . Tomas
Castro sprang up , and placed his rough , hot ... It is nest of pirates . " Castro crept
towards me again on the points of his toes . " Seņor Don Juan Kemp , child of the
...
Your uncle the pirate ! ” I cried , and was amazed at my own words . Tomas
Castro sprang up , and placed his rough , hot ... It is nest of pirates . " Castro crept
towards me again on the points of his toes . " Seņor Don Juan Kemp , child of the
...
Page 45
Naturally enough , we had talked of the mysterious town in which the pirates
were supposed to have their headquarters . ' I know no more than others , ”
Ramon said , save , seņor , that I lose much more because my dealings are much
greater ...
Naturally enough , we had talked of the mysterious town in which the pirates
were supposed to have their headquarters . ' I know no more than others , ”
Ramon said , save , seņor , that I lose much more because my dealings are much
greater ...
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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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