I would like best to see you marry my cousin. Once before a woman of our race had married an Englishman. She had been happy. English things last forever—English peace, English power, English fidelity. It is a country of much serenity, of order, Romance: A Novel - Page 120by Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford - 1903 - 428 pagesFull view - About this book
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...ultimate home for lovers, the place where young romance can come to fruition: in Carlos's words to Kemp, “I would like best to see you marry my cousin. Once...fidelity. It is a country of much serenity, of order, of stable affection.. ?“ (iso, ellipses in original). Yet there are two key features that differentiate... | |
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...ultimate home for lovers, the place where young romance can come to fruition. In Carlos' words to Kemp, “‘I would like best to see you marry my cousin....Englishman. She had been happy. English things last forever — English peace, English power, English fidelity. It is a country of much serenity, of order,... | |
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