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... half servant , who said he had served in Napoleon's Spanish contingent , and
had a way of striking his breast with a wooden hand ( his arm had suffered in a
cavalry charge ) , and exclaiming , “ I , Tomas Castro ! .. He was an Andalusian .
... half servant , who said he had served in Napoleon's Spanish contingent , and
had a way of striking his breast with a wooden hand ( his arm had suffered in a
cavalry charge ) , and exclaiming , “ I , Tomas Castro ! .. He was an Andalusian .
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That Castro , with his Cuba , is nothing but a blasted buccaneer and Carlos is no
better . They go to Liverpool for a passage to Jamaica , and see what comes of it !
It seems that on Liverpool docks , in the owl - light , they fell in with an elderly ...
That Castro , with his Cuba , is nothing but a blasted buccaneer and Carlos is no
better . They go to Liverpool for a passage to Jamaica , and see what comes of it !
It seems that on Liverpool docks , in the owl - light , they fell in with an elderly ...
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I should have to meet Carlos Riego and Castro in a little firwood above the quarry
, in half an hour's time . All I had to do was to whistle three bars of Lillibullero , " as
a signal . nection had been already arranged with the Free Traders on the ...
I should have to meet Carlos Riego and Castro in a little firwood above the quarry
, in half an hour's time . All I had to do was to whistle three bars of Lillibullero , " as
a signal . nection had been already arranged with the Free Traders on the ...
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Carlos and Castro talked under their breaths . Along the gunwale there was a
constant ... But Castro , I was surprised to notice , knew more than I did about a
boat , and , maimed as he was , made himself useful . " To me it looks as if we
should ...
Carlos and Castro talked under their breaths . Along the gunwale there was a
constant ... But Castro , I was surprised to notice , knew more than I did about a
boat , and , maimed as he was , made himself useful . " To me it looks as if we
should ...
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One person at least . ” To me his words and his smile seemed to imply a bitter
irony ; but they were said very earnestly . Castro had hauled the helpless form of
old Rangsley forward . I caught him muttering savagely : “ I could kill that old man
!
One person at least . ” To me his words and his smile seemed to imply a bitter
irony ; but they were said very earnestly . Castro had hauled the helpless form of
old Rangsley forward . I caught him muttering savagely : “ I could kill that old man
!
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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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