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Page 49
There was the same tenseness of muscle . He stepped with extraordinary care on
the points of his toes , and came to a stop about four feet from me . I began to
wonder what Rooksby would have thought of this sort of thing , to wonder why ...
There was the same tenseness of muscle . He stepped with extraordinary care on
the points of his toes , and came to a stop about four feet from me . I began to
wonder what Rooksby would have thought of this sort of thing , to wonder why ...
Page 52
Once he crossed eyes at me , meditatively , above the mother - of - p rims . He
was so slow , so deliberate , that I own I be to wonder whether Carlos and Castro
were still board . It seemed to be at least half an hour bei Macdonald cleared his
...
Once he crossed eyes at me , meditatively , above the mother - of - p rims . He
was so slow , so deliberate , that I own I be to wonder whether Carlos and Castro
were still board . It seemed to be at least half an hour bei Macdonald cleared his
...
Page 89
You are going to denounce the senior judge of the Marine Court of Havana as a
pirate . I wonder who will believe you ! ” He went behind the old Don ' s chair with
the gliding motion of a Spanish lawyer , and slipped down the open trap - hatch ...
You are going to denounce the senior judge of the Marine Court of Havana as a
pirate . I wonder who will believe you ! ” He went behind the old Don ' s chair with
the gliding motion of a Spanish lawyer , and slipped down the open trap - hatch ...
Page 141
At once the aged , slightly mechanical voice of Don Balthasar rose thinly , putting
himself and his house at my disposition . The formality of movements , of voices ,
governed and checked the unbounded emotions of my wonder . The two ladies ...
At once the aged , slightly mechanical voice of Don Balthasar rose thinly , putting
himself and his house at my disposition . The formality of movements , of voices ,
governed and checked the unbounded emotions of my wonder . The two ladies ...
Page 152
It ended in a disaster , and a sense of wonder had been added to the mystery of
the fabulous Rio Medio organization . The Cuban authorities protested against
the warlike operations attempted in a friendly country ; at the same time , they had
...
It ended in a disaster , and a sense of wonder had been added to the mystery of
the fabulous Rio Medio organization . The Cuban authorities protested against
the warlike operations attempted in a friendly country ; at the same time , they had
...
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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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