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Page 179
He flung his cloak back . The light of the lanthorn under the keystone of the arch
glimmered feebly on the blade of his maimed arm . He made a discreet and
bloodcurdling gesture to me with the other . How could I hold a man so that he
should ...
He flung his cloak back . The light of the lanthorn under the keystone of the arch
glimmered feebly on the blade of his maimed arm . He made a discreet and
bloodcurdling gesture to me with the other . How could I hold a man so that he
should ...
Page 200
The edge of the heavy cloak drawn over her head concealed her face from me ,
and , with her face , her ignorance , her great doubts , her great fears . I heard ,
above the crackling of dry wood , a husky exclamation of surprise , and then a ...
The edge of the heavy cloak drawn over her head concealed her face from me ,
and , with her face , her ignorance , her great doubts , her great fears . I heard ,
above the crackling of dry wood , a husky exclamation of surprise , and then a ...
Page 204
Ah , you are generous , " I whispered close to the edge of the cloak
overshadowing her face . “ You must now think of yourself , Juan , " she said . “ Of
myself , ” I echoed sadly . “ I have only you to think of , and you are so far away -
out of my ...
Ah , you are generous , " I whispered close to the edge of the cloak
overshadowing her face . “ You must now think of yourself , Juan , " she said . “ Of
myself , ” I echoed sadly . “ I have only you to think of , and you are so far away -
out of my ...
Page 206
... spirit of murder hovering round us , under the mask and cloak of the fog . And
by the serene heaven of my life's evening , the spirit of murder became actually
audible to us in hasty and rhythmical knocks , accompanied by a cheerful tinkling
.
... spirit of murder hovering round us , under the mask and cloak of the fog . And
by the serene heaven of my life's evening , the spirit of murder became actually
audible to us in hasty and rhythmical knocks , accompanied by a cheerful tinkling
.
Page 214
Seraphina , her cloak off , her head bare , stared forward after the fleeting
murmurs and shadows we were pursuing . Sometimes she warned us , “ More to
the left ” ; or , Faster ! We had to put forth our best , for Manuel , as if in the very ...
Seraphina , her cloak off , her head bare , stared forward after the fleeting
murmurs and shadows we were pursuing . Sometimes she warned us , “ More to
the left ” ; or , Faster ! We had to put forth our best , for Manuel , as if in the very ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1914 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 1 Jul 2013 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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