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Page 27
I could feel Carlos ' eyes upon us , looking out of the thick darkness . A slight
rustling came from the corner that hid Castro . “ She passes down channel to -
night , then ? ” Rangsley said . “ With this wind you ' ll want to be well out in the
Bay at ...
I could feel Carlos ' eyes upon us , looking out of the thick darkness . A slight
rustling came from the corner that hid Castro . “ She passes down channel to -
night , then ? ” Rangsley said . “ With this wind you ' ll want to be well out in the
Bay at ...
Page 28
... nearly as romantic a figure as Carlos himself , but for his forbidding darkness ,
and he was a person of immense power . The silent flittings of lights that I had just
seen , the answering signals from the luggers far out to sea , the enforced sleep ...
... nearly as romantic a figure as Carlos himself , but for his forbidding darkness ,
and he was a person of immense power . The silent flittings of lights that I had just
seen , the answering signals from the luggers far out to sea , the enforced sleep ...
Page 30
Carlos and Castro talked under their breaths . Along the gunwale there was a
constant ripple and gurgle . Suddenly old Rängsley began to sing ; his voice was
hoarse and drunken . “ When Harol ' war inva - a - ded , An ' fallin ' , lost his ...
Carlos and Castro talked under their breaths . Along the gunwale there was a
constant ripple and gurgle . Suddenly old Rängsley began to sing ; his voice was
hoarse and drunken . “ When Harol ' war inva - a - ded , An ' fallin ' , lost his ...
Page 31
Carlos was of no use he knew it , and , without saying a word , busied himself in
bailing the water out . But Castro , I was surprised to notice , knew more than I did
about a boat , and , maimed as he was , made himself useful . “ To me it looks as
...
Carlos was of no use he knew it , and , without saying a word , busied himself in
bailing the water out . But Castro , I was surprised to notice , knew more than I did
about a boat , and , maimed as he was , made himself useful . “ To me it looks as
...
Page 32
Carlos bailed unceasingly , and without a word of complaint , sticking to his self -
appointed task as if in very truth he were careless of life . A feeling came over me
that this , indeed , was the elevated and the romantic . Perhaps he was tired of ...
Carlos bailed unceasingly , and without a word of complaint , sticking to his self -
appointed task as if in very truth he were careless of life . A feeling came over me
that this , indeed , was the elevated and the romantic . Perhaps he was tired of ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 5 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 541 pages |
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