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 239
... Sebright that I felt myself growing intimate . The young mate of the Lion stood by , very quiet , listening , with a capable smile . Now he said , in a tone of dry comment : Jolly sight more useful turning up here . " " I was kidnaped ...
... Sebright that I felt myself growing intimate . The young mate of the Lion stood by , very quiet , listening , with a capable smile . Now he said , in a tone of dry comment : Jolly sight more useful turning up here . " " I was kidnaped ...
Page 241
... Sebright expressed the hope that he wouldn't cheat the gallows by drowning . The two men who had held him slunk away abashed . To lower a boat for the purpose of catching him in the water would have been useless and imprudent . " His ...
... Sebright expressed the hope that he wouldn't cheat the gallows by drowning . The two men who had held him slunk away abashed . To lower a boat for the purpose of catching him in the water would have been useless and imprudent . " His ...
Page 243
... Sebright , who had all the duties of the soiled ship and chipped men to attend to , came in from the deck several times , and would stand listening for minutes with his fingers playing thoughtfully about his slight mustache . The dawn ...
... Sebright , who had all the duties of the soiled ship and chipped men to attend to , came in from the deck several times , and would stand listening for minutes with his fingers playing thoughtfully about his slight mustache . The dawn ...
Page 245
... Sebright , speaking as though he had a heavy cold . " I am stupid - tired . I've been on my feet this twenty - four hours - about the liveliest in my life , too . You haven't slept very long either - none of us have . I'm sure I hope ...
... Sebright , speaking as though he had a heavy cold . " I am stupid - tired . I've been on my feet this twenty - four hours - about the liveliest in my life , too . You haven't slept very long either - none of us have . I'm sure I hope ...
Page 246
... Sebright said , as I took the pistol . ' It's a blessing to talk to one's own people , " I said , expan- sively , to him . " He's a fine fellow . " I stuck the pistol in my belt . " I trust I shall never need to use barrel or butt again ...
... Sebright said , as I took the pistol . ' It's a blessing to talk to one's own people , " I said , expan- sively , to him . " He's a fine fellow . " I stuck the pistol in my belt . " I trust I shall never need to use barrel or butt again ...
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