RomanceImmerse yourself in a world devised by two masters of twentieth century fiction, Joseph Conrad and Ford Maddox Ford. Second in a series of three collaborations between the two writers, Romance combines elements of high-seas adventure with a touching love story. |
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... of appeal. I sighed myself. "There is a man called O'Brien in there," he said. "He does us the honour to pretend to my cousin's hand." I felt singularly angry. "Well, he's not a Spaniard," I said. Carlos answered mockingly, "Oh, for ...
... of appeal. I sighed myself. "There is a man called O'Brien in there," he said. "He does us the honour to pretend to my cousin's hand." I felt singularly angry. "Well, he's not a Spaniard," I said. Carlos answered mockingly, "Oh, for ...
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... Brien. He shall marry my cousin, I think, when I am dead." "You don't know these fellows," I said. "Oh, I know them very ... O'Brien was at first my uncle's clerk, and my uncle made him a juez, and he is also the intendant of my uncle's ...
... Brien. He shall marry my cousin, I think, when I am dead." "You don't know these fellows," I said. "Oh, I know them very ... O'Brien was at first my uncle's clerk, and my uncle made him a juez, and he is also the intendant of my uncle's ...
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... O'Brien. My uncle is a very old man, and if I die before him, this O'Brien, I think, will end by marrying my cousin, because my poor uncle is very much in his hands. There are other pretenders, but they have little chance, because it is ...
... O'Brien. My uncle is a very old man, and if I die before him, this O'Brien, I think, will end by marrying my cousin, because my poor uncle is very much in his hands. There are other pretenders, but they have little chance, because it is ...
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... of a pike—only more humorous. He bowed a little exaggeratedly to me and said: "Ah, ye are that famous Mr. Kemp." I said that I imagined him the more famous Señor Juez O'Brien. "It's little use saying ye arren't famous," he said. His ...
... of a pike—only more humorous. He bowed a little exaggeratedly to me and said: "Ah, ye are that famous Mr. Kemp." I said that I imagined him the more famous Señor Juez O'Brien. "It's little use saying ye arren't famous," he said. His ...
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... of half the Bow Street runners for the sake of a friend in distress. Well, I honour ye for it; I've done as much myself." He added, "In the old days," and sighed. "You mean in the '98," I said, a little insolently. O'Brien's eyes ...
... of half the Bow Street runners for the sake of a friend in distress. Well, I honour ye for it; I've done as much myself." He added, "In the old days," and sighed. "You mean in the '98," I said, a little insolently. O'Brien's eyes ...
Contents
Chapter Six | 295 |
PART FOURTH BLADE AND GUITAR | 319 |
Chapter One | 320 |
Chapter Two | 337 |
Chapter Three | 356 |
Chapter Four | 380 |
Chapter Five | 399 |
Chapter Six | 435 |
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Chapter Six | 153 |
Chapter Seven | 168 |
PART THIRD CASA RIEGO | 181 |
Chapter One | 182 |
Chapter Two | 196 |
Chapter Three | 216 |
Chapter Four | 237 |
Chapter Five | 268 |
Chapter Seven | 455 |
Chapter Eight | 476 |
Chapter Nine | 494 |
Chapter Ten | 514 |
Chapter Eleven | 555 |
PART FIFTH THE LOT OF MAN | 593 |
Chapter One | 594 |
Chapter Two | 612 |
Chapter Three | 640 |
Chapter Four | 662 |
Chapter Five | 693 |
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