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 81
I was done up when I got on the poop . A yell came from forward , “ Hard aport . ”
Then the same voice addressed itself to abusing the Spanish ship very close to
us now . “ What do you mean by coming - to right across my bows like this ?
I was done up when I got on the poop . A yell came from forward , “ Hard aport . ”
Then the same voice addressed itself to abusing the Spanish ship very close to
us now . “ What do you mean by coming - to right across my bows like this ?
Page 82
... the binnacle thrown upon his face , his staring eyes and his open mouth . The
voice forward had subsided by then , and as the stern of the Spanish ship came
abreast of the poop , I stepped out of the shadow of the sails , and going close to
...
... the binnacle thrown upon his face , his staring eyes and his open mouth . The
voice forward had subsided by then , and as the stern of the Spanish ship came
abreast of the poop , I stepped out of the shadow of the sails , and going close to
...
Page 84
... had the advantage of us in a freshening wind , and overtook the Breeze .
Before morning dawned she passed us , and before the close of the next day she
was gone out of sight ahead , steering , apparently , the same course with
ourselves .
... had the advantage of us in a freshening wind , and overtook the Breeze .
Before morning dawned she passed us , and before the close of the next day she
was gone out of sight ahead , steering , apparently , the same course with
ourselves .
Page 86
Lumsden rushed at him and clawed at his clothes , imploring him not to be rash .
We were so close in with the coast that the surf along the shore gleamed and
sparkled in full view . Someone shouted aloft , “ Look out ! They are firing again .
Lumsden rushed at him and clawed at his clothes , imploring him not to be rash .
We were so close in with the coast that the surf along the shore gleamed and
sparkled in full view . Someone shouted aloft , “ Look out ! They are firing again .
Page 92
Ropes were thrown on board and we lay close together , but the schooner with
her dirty decks looked to me , now , very sinister and very sordid . Then I
remembered Castro's extraordinary words ; they suggested infinite possibilities of
a ...
Ropes were thrown on board and we lay close together , but the schooner with
her dirty decks looked to me , now , very sinister and very sordid . Then I
remembered Castro's extraordinary words ; they suggested infinite possibilities of
a ...
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| 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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