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Page 3
I remember the rattling of the bolts on that door, and the tall figure that appeared
there, snuffbox in hand. In that land of white clothes, that precise, ancient,
Castilian in black was something to remember. The black cane that had made the
tap, ...
I remember the rattling of the bolts on that door, and the tall figure that appeared
there, snuffbox in hand. In that land of white clothes, that precise, ancient,
Castilian in black was something to remember. The black cane that had made the
tap, ...
Page 48
Tomas Castro sprang up, and placed his rough, hot hand over my lips. "Be quiet,
John Kemp, you fool!" he hissed with sudden energy. He had spruced himself,
but I seemed to see the rags still flutter about him. He had combed out his beard,
...
Tomas Castro sprang up, and placed his rough, hot hand over my lips. "Be quiet,
John Kemp, you fool!" he hissed with sudden energy. He had spruced himself,
but I seemed to see the rags still flutter about him. He had combed out his beard,
...
Page 49
He made an extraordinary swift motion with his right hand, and I saw that he was
facing me with a long steel blade displayed. Carlos continued to cough. The thing
seemed odd, laughable still. Castro began to parade round me: it was as if he ...
He made an extraordinary swift motion with his right hand, and I saw that he was
facing me with a long steel blade displayed. Carlos continued to cough. The thing
seemed odd, laughable still. Castro began to parade round me: it was as if he ...
Page 50
when Carlos, still shaken, with one white hand pressed very hard upon his chest,
started forward and gripped his hand round Castro's steel. He began to whisper
in the other's hairy ear. I caught : " You are a fool. He will not make us to be ...
when Carlos, still shaken, with one white hand pressed very hard upon his chest,
started forward and gripped his hand round Castro's steel. He began to whisper
in the other's hairy ear. I caught : " You are a fool. He will not make us to be ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance Volume 6 of Collected edition of the works of Joseph Conrad, Joseph Conrad Collected edition of the works, Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad collected edition Works, Joseph Conrad |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Classic Books Company, 1949 |
| ISBN | 0742696235, 9780742696235 |
| Length | 541 pages |
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