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Page 17
Jack Rangsley was a tall , big - boned , thin man , with something sinister in the
lines of his horseman's cloak , and something reckless in the way he set his
spurred heel on the ground . He was the son of an old Marsh squire . Old
Rangsley ...
Jack Rangsley was a tall , big - boned , thin man , with something sinister in the
lines of his horseman's cloak , and something reckless in the way he set his
spurred heel on the ground . He was the son of an old Marsh squire . Old
Rangsley ...
Page 27
His head was knotted in a red , white - spotted handkerchief ; his grizzled beard
was tangled ; he wore a black and rusty cloak , ragged at the edges , and his feet
were often bare ; at his side would lie his wooden right hand . As a rule , the ...
His head was knotted in a red , white - spotted handkerchief ; his grizzled beard
was tangled ; he wore a black and rusty cloak , ragged at the edges , and his feet
were often bare ; at his side would lie his wooden right hand . As a rule , the ...
Page 38
Tomas Castro dropped his ragged cloak with a grandiose gesture . “ By my hand
! ” he added with difficulty . He was really very much alarmed . Carlos was gazing
up the hatch . I was ready to laugh at the idea of dying by Tomas Castro's hand ...
Tomas Castro dropped his ragged cloak with a grandiose gesture . “ By my hand
! ” he added with difficulty . He was really very much alarmed . Carlos was gazing
up the hatch . I was ready to laugh at the idea of dying by Tomas Castro's hand ...
Page 40
He sent a baleful yellow glare into my eyes , and stooped to pick up his ragged
cloak . “ Up - mount ! ” Carlos commanded . Castro muttered , “ Vamos , " and
began clumsily to climb the ladder , like a bale of rags being hauled from above .
He sent a baleful yellow glare into my eyes , and stooped to pick up his ragged
cloak . “ Up - mount ! ” Carlos commanded . Castro muttered , “ Vamos , " and
began clumsily to climb the ladder , like a bale of rags being hauled from above .
Page 94
I hadn't the strength to shake off a fly , my heart was bursting my ribs . I lay on my
back and managed Give me air . " I thought I should die . Castro , draped in his
cloak , stood over me , but Major Cowper fell on his knees near my head , almost
...
I hadn't the strength to shake off a fly , my heart was bursting my ribs . I lay on my
back and managed Give me air . " I thought I should die . Castro , draped in his
cloak , stood over me , but Major Cowper fell on his knees near my head , almost
...
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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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