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Page 10
You remember what Tomas Castro said . . . . " Rooksby came to a sudden halt ,
and began furiously to switch his corded legs . " Curse Carlos , and his Castro ,
too . They ' ll have me in jail betwixt them . They ' re both in my red barn , if you ...
You remember what Tomas Castro said . . . . " Rooksby came to a sudden halt ,
and began furiously to switch his corded legs . " Curse Carlos , and his Castro ,
too . They ' ll have me in jail betwixt them . They ' re both in my red barn , if you ...
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Castro pulls out a watch , and the old fellow jumps on it , vows it ' s his own ,
taken from him years before by some picaroons on his outward voyage . Out from
the agent ' s comes another , and swears that Castro is one of the self - same
crew .
Castro pulls out a watch , and the old fellow jumps on it , vows it ' s his own ,
taken from him years before by some picaroons on his outward voyage . Out from
the agent ' s comes another , and swears that Castro is one of the self - same
crew .
Page 12
I should have to meet Carlos Riego and Castro in a little fir - wood above the
quarry , in half an hour ' s time . All I had to do was to whistle three bars of “
Lillibulero , ” as a signal . A connection had been already arranged with the Free
Traders ...
I should have to meet Carlos Riego and Castro in a little fir - wood above the
quarry , in half an hour ' s time . All I had to do was to whistle three bars of “
Lillibulero , ” as a signal . A connection had been already arranged with the Free
Traders ...
Page 27
A slight rustling came from the corner that hid Castro . “ She passes down
channel to - night , then ? ” Rangsley said . “ With this wind you ' ll want to be well
out in the Bay at a quarter after eleven . ” An abnormal scuffling , intermingled
with ...
A slight rustling came from the corner that hid Castro . “ She passes down
channel to - night , then ? ” Rangsley said . “ With this wind you ' ll want to be well
out in the Bay at a quarter after eleven . ” An abnormal scuffling , intermingled
with ...
Page 31
Carlos was of no use he knew it , and , without saying a word , busied himself in
bailing the water out . 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
...
Carlos was of no use he knew it , and , without saying a word , busied himself in
bailing the water out . 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
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel Volume 13 of The Concord edition of the works of Joseph Conrad |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1923 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 5 Dec 2008 |
| ISBN | 074262658X, 9780742626584 |
| Length | 541 pages |
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