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a 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 ...
a 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 ...
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It seemed unjust that she would go out into the great world — to Bath , to Brighton , should see the Prince Regent and the great fights on Hounslow Heath - whilst I was to remain forever a farmer's boy . That afternoon I was upstairs ...
It seemed unjust that she would go out into the great world — to Bath , to Brighton , should see the Prince Regent and the great fights on Hounslow Heath - whilst I was to remain forever a farmer's boy . That afternoon I was upstairs ...
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The thing seemed incredible to me . Here was an adventure , and I was shocked to see that Rooksby was in a pitiable state about it . “ But , Ralph , " I said , “ I would help Carlos . " " Oh , you , ” he said fretfully .
The thing seemed incredible to me . Here was an adventure , and I was shocked to see that Rooksby was in a pitiable state about it . “ But , Ralph , " I said , “ I would help Carlos . " " Oh , you , ” he said fretfully .
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It seemed an abominable episode , a piece of bad faith on the part of fate . I ought to have been exempt from these sordid haps , but the man's hot leathery hand on my throat was like a foretaste of the other collar .
It seemed an abominable episode , a piece of bad faith on the part of fate . I ought to have been exempt from these sordid haps , but the man's hot leathery hand on my throat was like a foretaste of the other collar .
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I begged and implored him ; it seemed that now there was a chance for me to find my world of romance . And Ralph , who , though one of the most law - respecting of men , was not for the moment one of the most valorous , was wild to wash ...
I begged and implored him ; it seemed that now there was a chance for me to find my world of romance . And Ralph , who , though one of the most law - respecting of men , was not for the moment one of the most valorous , was wild to wash ...
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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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