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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... Sebright , you know . " Certainly , sir . . . . Another hand to the brakes , bo'sun . " " I have been held captive on shore , " I said . " I escaped this evening , three hours ago . " " And found this ship in the fog ? You 218.
... Sebright , you know . " Certainly , sir . . . . Another hand to the brakes , bo'sun . " " I have been held captive on shore , " I said . " I escaped this evening , three hours ago . " " And found this ship in the fog ? You 218.
Page 219
... Sebright voice with serenity . Suddenly another struck in , " Nichols , I call to mind , sir . " " Of course , of course . This is the man . " " My name's not Nichols , " I protested . 66 Now , now . You mustn't begin to lie ...
... Sebright voice with serenity . Suddenly another struck in , " Nichols , I call to mind , sir . " " Of course , of course . This is the man . " " My name's not Nichols , " I protested . 66 Now , now . You mustn't begin to lie ...
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Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford. " Oh , that's your game , " Sebright's voice said to me . " Frighten us , eh ? Never you mind what this skunk says , men . Stand fast . We shall take a lot of killing . " He was answered by a sort of ...
Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford. " Oh , that's your game , " Sebright's voice said to me . " Frighten us , eh ? Never you mind what this skunk says , men . Stand fast . We shall take a lot of killing . " He was answered by a sort of ...
Page 226
... the nick time , and was quite the best of fellows . " If you had a fancy to be called the Archbishop of Canterbury , we'd ' your Grace ' you . I am the mate , Sebright . The captain's She gone in to show himself to the missus ; 226 ROMANCE.
... the nick time , and was quite the best of fellows . " If you had a fancy to be called the Archbishop of Canterbury , we'd ' your Grace ' you . I am the mate , Sebright . The captain's She gone in to show himself to the missus ; 226 ROMANCE.
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... Sebright with what strength of lung I had . What luck ! Williams was the jolly little ship's captain I was to have dined with on the day of execution on Kingston Point- the day I had been kidnaped . It seemed ages ago . I wanted to get ...
... Sebright with what strength of lung I had . What luck ! Williams was the jolly little ship's captain I was to have dined with on the day of execution on Kingston Point- the day I had been kidnaped . It seemed ages ago . I wanted to get ...
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