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Page 13
A woodpigeon rose with a sudden crash of sound , flapping 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 , flapping 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 14
... yet the incident was - it should have been - tremendous . We stood waiting
silently for an eternity , as one waits for a hare to break covert before y the
beaters . From down the long hill came a small sound of horses ' hoofs — a
sound like the ...
... yet the incident was - it should have been - tremendous . We stood waiting
silently for an eternity , as one waits for a hare to break covert before y the
beaters . From down the long hill came a small sound of horses ' hoofs — a
sound like the ...
Page 15
sound of horses ' hoofs — a sound like the beating of the heart , intermittent - a
muffled thud on turf , and a faint clink of iron . It seemed to die away unheard by
the runner beside me . Presently there was a crackling of the short pine branches
...
sound of horses ' hoofs — a sound like the beating of the heart , intermittent - a
muffled thud on turf , and a faint clink of iron . It seemed to die away unheard by
the runner beside me . Presently there was a crackling of the short pine branches
...
Page 17
The sound of heavy horses at a jolting trot came to our ears . “ We ' re in for it , ”
Lillywhite grunted . “ D n this county of Kent . ” Thoms never loosed his hold of my
collar . At the steep of the hill the men and horses came into sight against the ...
The sound of heavy horses at a jolting trot came to our ears . “ We ' re in for it , ”
Lillywhite grunted . “ D n this county of Kent . ” Thoms never loosed his hold of my
collar . At the steep of the hill the men and horses came into sight against the ...
Page 18
The voice interrupted sharply , “ No names , now . I don ' t want hanging . ” The
hand left my arm ; there was a pause in the motion of the procession . I caught a
moment ' s sound of whispering . Then a new voice cried , “ Strip the runners to
the ...
The voice interrupted sharply , “ No names , now . I don ' t want hanging . ” The
hand left my arm ; there was a pause in the motion of the procession . I caught a
moment ' s sound of whispering . Then a new voice cried , “ Strip the runners to
the ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 5 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 541 pages |
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