RomanceOne of three novels on which Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford collaborated, Romance tells the story of John Kemp, who dreams of adventure but has never set foot beyond the boundary of the family farm. Kemp gets more than he bargained for when adventure comes knocking in the form of two Spanish travelers who need help. |
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Page 30
... Castro : “ Tell me , O my Tomas , would it be safe to take this cabal- lero , my cousin , to Rio Medio ? " Castro paused , and then murmured gruffly : " Señor , unless that Irishman is consulted beforehand , or the English lord would ...
... Castro : “ Tell me , O my Tomas , would it be safe to take this cabal- lero , my cousin , to Rio Medio ? " Castro paused , and then murmured gruffly : " Señor , unless that Irishman is consulted beforehand , or the English lord would ...
Page 35
... Castro had entered with a tall , immobile , gold - spectacled Spaniard , dressed all in white , and with a certain air of noticing and attentive deference , bowing a little as he entered the cabin in earnest confer- ence with Tomas Castro ...
... Castro had entered with a tall , immobile , gold - spectacled Spaniard , dressed all in white , and with a certain air of noticing and attentive deference , bowing a little as he entered the cabin in earnest confer- ence with Tomas Castro ...
Page 36
... Castro , his humble friend ? It was vile of me to suspect Carlos . A couple of men , meeting by the scuttle , began to talk loudly , every word coming plainly to my ears in the still- ness of my misery , and the large deserted steerage ...
... Castro , his humble friend ? It was vile of me to suspect Carlos . A couple of men , meeting by the scuttle , began to talk loudly , every word coming plainly to my ears in the still- ness of my misery , and the large deserted steerage ...
Page 37
... Castro said gruffly . They were both at the bottom of the ladder . " But an Englishman there would work great mischief . And this youth- 66 arm . " " I will take him , Tomas , " Carlos said , laying a hand on his " Those others will ...
... Castro said gruffly . They were both at the bottom of the ladder . " But an Englishman there would work great mischief . And this youth- 66 arm . " " I will take him , Tomas , " Carlos said , laying a hand on his " Those others will ...
Page 38
... Castro writhed his whole body , and I stepped backwards . " I know what Rio Medio is , " I said , not very loudly . 66 ' It is a nest of pirates . " ( 6 Castro crept towards me again on the points of his toes . Señor Don Juan Kemp ...
... Castro writhed his whole body , and I stepped backwards . " I know what Rio Medio is , " I said , not very loudly . 66 ' It is a nest of pirates . " ( 6 Castro crept towards me again on the points of his toes . Señor Don Juan Kemp ...
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