Romance: A Novel |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 95
Page 5
You may understand the kind of woman she was from the kind of hands she
employed on the farm . They were smugglers and night - malefactors to a man --
and she liked that . The decent , slow - witted , gently devious type of rustic could
not ...
You may understand the kind of woman she was from the kind of hands she
employed on the farm . They were smugglers and night - malefactors to a man --
and she liked that . The decent , slow - witted , gently devious type of rustic could
not ...
Page 25
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
...
Page 26
On board , the women passengers were screaming , and as I clung desperately
to the rope that was thrown me , it struck me oddly that I had never before heard
so many women's voices at the same time . Afterwards , when I stood on the deck
...
On board , the women passengers were screaming , and as I clung desperately
to the rope that was thrown me , it struck me oddly that I had never before heard
so many women's voices at the same time . Afterwards , when I stood on the deck
...
Page 27
From what I could understand , he must have played fast and loose in an insolent
manner . And there was some woman offended . There was a gayness and
gallantry in that part of it . He had known the very spirit of romance , and now he
was ...
From what I could understand , he must have played fast and loose in an insolent
manner . And there was some woman offended . There was a gayness and
gallantry in that part of it . He had known the very spirit of romance , and now he
was ...
Page 38
Two women were kissing , with little cries , near the hatchway . I could hear them
distinctly . Tomas Castro dropped his ragged cloak with a grandiose gesture . “
By my hand ! ” he added with difficulty . He was really very much alarmed . Carlos
...
Two women were kissing , with little cries , near the hatchway . I could hear them
distinctly . Tomas Castro dropped his ragged cloak with a grandiose gesture . “
By my hand ! ” he added with difficulty . He was really very much alarmed . Carlos
...
What people are saying - Write a review
LibraryThing Review
User Review - ToddSherman - LibraryThing“And on this ghostly sigh, on this breath, with the feeble click of beads in the nun’s hands, a silence fell upon the room, vast as the stillness of a world of unknown faiths, loves, beliefs, of ... Read full review
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admiral answered appeared asked began believe boat body called Carlos Castro clear close coming course cried dark dead death deck door doubt ears English eyes face father fear feeling feet fell felt fire girl give gone hand hang Havana head hear heard heart hold immense keep knew land light lips lived looked Lugareņos Manuel matter means mind moved never night O'Brien once passed perhaps pirates remained remember Riego Rio Medio round Sebright seemed seen seņor Seraphina shadow ship shoulders shouted side sight silence smile sort soul sound Spanish speak standing steps stood suddenly talk tell thing thought Tomas took turned voice waiting walked wall whispered woman wonder young
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |