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Page 6
It was Romance suddenly dangled right before my eyes . It was Romance ; you
have no idea what it meant to me to talk to Carlos Riego . Rooksby was kind
enough . He had me over to the Priory , where I made the acquaintance of the
two ...
It was Romance suddenly dangled right before my eyes . It was Romance ; you
have no idea what it meant to me to talk to Carlos Riego . Rooksby was kind
enough . He had me over to the Priory , where I made the acquaintance of the
two ...
Page 8
That afternoon I was upstairs , looking at the reflection of myself in the tall glass ,
wondering miserably why I seemed to be such an oaf . The voice of Rooksby
hailed me suddenly from downstairs . " Hey , John John Kemp ; come down , I
say !
That afternoon I was upstairs , looking at the reflection of myself in the tall glass ,
wondering miserably why I seemed to be such an oaf . The voice of Rooksby
hailed me suddenly from downstairs . " Hey , John John Kemp ; come down , I
say !
Page 11
A woodpigeon rose with a sudden crash of sound , Aapping away against the
branches . My pulse was dancing with delight - my heart , too . It was like a game
of hide - and - seek , and yet it was life at last . Everything grew silent again , and I
...
A woodpigeon rose with a sudden crash of sound , Aapping away against the
branches . My pulse was dancing with delight - my heart , too . It was like a game
of hide - and - seek , and yet it was life at last . Everything grew silent again , and I
...
Page 12
The lanthorn light suddenly died out , and I heard whispers . Get him out on to the
road . I'll tackle the other .. Darbies . ... Mind his knife . ” I was like a confounded
rabbit in their hands . One of them had his fist on my collar and jerked me out ...
The lanthorn light suddenly died out , and I heard whispers . Get him out on to the
road . I'll tackle the other .. Darbies . ... Mind his knife . ” I was like a confounded
rabbit in their hands . One of them had his fist on my collar and jerked me out ...
Page 17
You'll have to cut the country , John , " he added suddenly , they'll have got your
name uncommon pat . I did my best for you . ” He had had me tied up like that
before the runners ' eyes in order to take their suspicions off me . He had made a
...
You'll have to cut the country , John , " he added suddenly , they'll have got your
name uncommon pat . I did my best for you . ” He had had me tied up like that
before the runners ' eyes in order to take their suspicions off me . He had made 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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