RomanceOne of three novels on which Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford collaborated, Romance tells the story of John Kemp, who dreams of adventure but has never set foot beyond the boundary of the family farm. Kemp gets more than he bargained for when adventure comes knocking in the form of two Spanish travelers who need help. |
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... señor " 34 40 . . 166 Standing there , in the midst of the whispering , bare- headed , kneeling , and villainous crowd , I vivid vision of her pale , dim , pitiful face . Like a shadow thrown from afar • • • had a · · upon a snowy 190 ...
... señor " 34 40 . . 166 Standing there , in the midst of the whispering , bare- headed , kneeling , and villainous crowd , I vivid vision of her pale , dim , pitiful face . Like a shadow thrown from afar • • • had a · · upon a snowy 190 ...
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... Señor Ramon ! Señor Ramon ! " and then twice : " Seraphina - Seraphina ! " turning his head back . Then for the first time I saw Seraphina , looking PART FIRST THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH,
... Señor Ramon ! Señor Ramon ! " and then twice : " Seraphina - Seraphina ! " turning his head back . Then for the first time I saw Seraphina , looking PART FIRST THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH,
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... Señor Ramon , " she said to her father , as if she were chiding him for a petulance in calling ; “ your sight is not very good , my poor little father - there he is , your Ramon . " The warm reflection of the light behind her , gilding ...
... Señor Ramon , " she said to her father , as if she were chiding him for a petulance in calling ; “ your sight is not very good , my poor little father - there he is , your Ramon . " The warm reflection of the light behind her , gilding ...
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... Señor Ortiz , of the Minories , said you would know . " “ Oh , I know , I know , " Rangsley said softly ; and , indeed , he did know all that was to be known about smuggling out of the southern counties of people who could no longer ...
... Señor Ortiz , of the Minories , said you would know . " “ Oh , I know , I know , " Rangsley said softly ; and , indeed , he did know all that was to be known about smuggling out of the southern counties of people who could no longer ...
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... lived and regretted . I should disappear ingloriously on the very threshold . Castro , standing up unsteadily , growled , " We may do it yet ! See , señor ! " The blue gleam was much larger - it flared smokily PART FIRST 25.
... lived and regretted . I should disappear ingloriously on the very threshold . Castro , standing up unsteadily , growled , " We may do it yet ! See , señor ! " The blue gleam was much larger - it flared smokily PART FIRST 25.
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