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Page 28
... been a villain , too . . . . What do I know ? Over there in my uncle ' s town , there
are some villains — you know what I mean , one must not speak too loudly on
this ship . There is a man called O ' Brien , who mismanages my uncle ' s affairs .
... been a villain , too . . . . What do I know ? Over there in my uncle ' s town , there
are some villains — you know what I mean , one must not speak too loudly on
this ship . There is a man called O ' Brien , who mismanages my uncle ' s affairs .
Page 63
might have been gentle mockery . At any rate , it also contained intense scrutiny ,
and , perhaps , a little of appeal . I sighed myself . " There is a man called O '
Brien in there , " he said . " He does us the honor to pretend to my cousin ' s hand
.
might have been gentle mockery . At any rate , it also contained intense scrutiny ,
and , perhaps , a little of appeal . I sighed myself . " There is a man called O '
Brien in there , " he said . " He does us the honor to pretend to my cousin ' s hand
.
Page 66
I said that I imagined him the more famous Senor Juez O ' Brien . “ It ' s little use
saying ye arren ' t famous , " he said . His voice had the faint , infinitely sweet
twang of certain Irishry ; a thing as delicate and intangible as the scent of lime
flowers ...
I said that I imagined him the more famous Senor Juez O ' Brien . “ It ' s little use
saying ye arren ' t famous , " he said . His voice had the faint , infinitely sweet
twang of certain Irishry ; a thing as delicate and intangible as the scent of lime
flowers ...
Page 67
O ' Brien , with shrewd glances , rocked his chair . . . . What did I want ? he
inquired . To see life ? What he proposed was the life for a fine young fellow like
me . Moreover , I was half Scotch . Had I forgotten the wrongs of my own country .
O ' Brien , with shrewd glances , rocked his chair . . . . What did I want ? he
inquired . To see life ? What he proposed was the life for a fine young fellow like
me . Moreover , I was half Scotch . Had I forgotten the wrongs of my own country .
Page 68
We ' re backwards hereabouts , " O ' Brien jeered . " But over there they winked
and chuckled at the judge , and they do the same in Havana at us . " Suddenly
from behind us the voice of the young girl said , " Of what do you discourse , my ...
We ' re backwards hereabouts , " O ' Brien jeered . " But over there they winked
and chuckled at the judge , and they do the same in Havana at us . " Suddenly
from behind us the voice of the young girl said , " Of what do you discourse , my ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1922 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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