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Page 62
... final action which , properly speaking , is neither action nor refuge . And perhaps I am no man of action at all , since the action in which I have taken refuge is properly speaking no action at all , 62 The Nature of a Crime.
... final action which , properly speaking , is neither action nor refuge . And perhaps I am no man of action at all , since the action in which I have taken refuge is properly speaking no action at all , 62 The Nature of a Crime.
Page 74
... final disposition of my properties - let me tell you finally what I have done in re- gard to your husband himself . It is a fact and this I have been keeping up my sleeve as a final surprise for you- that he is almost cured . · But I ...
... final disposition of my properties - let me tell you finally what I have done in re- gard to your husband himself . It is a fact and this I have been keeping up my sleeve as a final surprise for you- that he is almost cured . · But I ...
Page 76
... final action will come to an end when you read these words in Rome . Or will that be only thought- the part of me that lives - pleading to you to give your thoughts for company . I feel too tired to think the matter out ! Let me , then ...
... final action will come to an end when you read these words in Rome . Or will that be only thought- the part of me that lives - pleading to you to give your thoughts for company . I feel too tired to think the matter out ! Let me , then ...
Page 82
... final cruelty - the most cruel thing that , perhaps , ever one man did to another . I will tell you why it is : it is because I hate all the Edward Burdens of the world — because , being the eternal Haves of the world , they have made ...
... final cruelty - the most cruel thing that , perhaps , ever one man did to another . I will tell you why it is : it is because I hate all the Edward Burdens of the world — because , being the eternal Haves of the world , they have made ...
Page 94
... wildly than ever with the Burden money . And that in the end means death and a refuge from you . So then , I stand reprieved - and the final verdict is in your hands . APPENDIX A Note on " Romance " Writing to his 94 The Nature of a Crime.
... wildly than ever with the Burden money . And that in the end means death and a refuge from you . So then , I stand reprieved - and the final verdict is in your hands . APPENDIX A Note on " Romance " Writing to his 94 The Nature of a Crime.
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Page viii - THE MIRROR OF THE SEA THE SECRET AGENT A SET OF SIX UNDER WESTERN EYES A PERSONAL RECORD...
Page 104 - Ramon s great spectacles, the piercing eyes in the mahogany face, while the tap, tap, tap of a cane on the flags went on behind the inner door; the click of the latch; the stream of light. The door, petulantly thrust inwards, struck against some barrels. I remember the rattling of the bolts on that door, and the tall figure that appeared there, snuff-box in hand. In that land of white clothes that precise, ancient, Castilian in black was something to remember.
Page 101 - I suppose our recollections agree. Mine, in their simplest form, are: First Part, yours; Second Part, mainly yours, with a little by me on points of seamanship and suchlike small matters; Third Part, about 60% mine with important touches by you; Fourth Part, mine, with here and there an important sentence by you; Fifth Part practically all yours, including the famous sentence at which we both exclaimed: 'This is Genius...
Page 101 - Conrad's recollections — except for the generosity of his two 'importants' — tally well enough with those of the writer if conception alone is concerned. When it comes however to the writing the truth is that Parts One, Two, Three and Five are a singular mosaic of passages written alternately by one or other of the collaborators.
Page 105 - ... ruffles. The other hand paused in the act of conveying a pinch of snuff to the nostrils of the hooked nose that had, on the skin stretched tight over the bridge, the polish of old ivory; the elbow pressing the black cocked hat against the side; the legs, one bent, the other bowing a little back — this was the attitude of Seraphina's father. Having imperiously thrust the door of the inner room open, he remained immovable, with no intention of entering, and called in a harsh, aged voice: "Senor...
Page 104 - What are these days to me? But that far-off day of my romance when from between the blue and white bales in Don Ramon's darkened store room, at Kingston, I saw the door open before the figure of an old man with the tired, long, white face, that day I am not likely to forget. I remember the chilly smell of the typical West Indian store, the indescribable smell of damp gloom, of locos, of pimento, of olive oil, of new sugar, of...