Romance: A NovelOne 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 59
Another said , " Ah , these English heretics ! ” There was a forward rush of the
crowd , which carried me away . Someone in front began to shout orders , and
the crowd swayed back again . The infantry muskets rattled . The commotion
lasted ...
Another said , " Ah , these English heretics ! ” There was a forward rush of the
crowd , which carried me away . Someone in front began to shout orders , and
the crowd swayed back again . The infantry muskets rattled . The commotion
lasted ...
Page 61
You heard , my uncle himself had advised their being surrendered to your
English . And when there was no priest he repented very bitterly . Why , after all ,
it was an infamy . " He paused again , and leant back against the counter . When
his ...
You heard , my uncle himself had advised their being surrendered to your
English . And when there was no priest he repented very bitterly . Why , after all ,
it was an infamy . " He paused again , and leant back against the counter . When
his ...
Page 65
She placed her hand in mine , and whispered very clearly : " Be welcome , my
English cousin , " and then dropped her eyes again to the lizard . She knew all
about me from Carlos . The man of whom I had seen only the top of his head ,
turned ...
She placed her hand in mine , and whispered very clearly : " Be welcome , my
English cousin , " and then dropped her eyes again to the lizard . She knew all
about me from Carlos . The man of whom I had seen only the top of his head ,
turned ...
Page 66
You mean in the '98 , " I said , a little insolently . O'Brien's eyes twinkled . He had ,
as a matter of fact , nearly lost his neck in the Irish fiasco , either in Clonmel or
Sligo , bolting violently from the English dragoons , in the mist , to a French manof
...
You mean in the '98 , " I said , a little insolently . O'Brien's eyes twinkled . He had ,
as a matter of fact , nearly lost his neck in the Irish fiasco , either in Clonmel or
Sligo , bolting violently from the English dragoons , in the mist , to a French manof
...
Page 67
And with the same cool persuasiveness , relieved by humorous smiles , he
explained that the loyal Spaniards of the Ever Faithful Island thought there was
no sin in doing harm to the English , even under the Mexican flag , whose legal ...
And with the same cool persuasiveness , relieved by humorous smiles , he
explained that the loyal Spaniards of the Ever Faithful Island thought there was
no sin in doing harm to the English , even under the Mexican flag , whose legal ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1903 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 24 Oct 2018 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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