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 109
... coming to take an interest in his schemes , and because it was bringing humiliation to an Englishman . And Seraphina was glad , be- cause I had often spoken of you with enthusiasm , as very fearless and very honorable . Then I made that ...
... coming to take an interest in his schemes , and because it was bringing humiliation to an Englishman . And Seraphina was glad , be- cause I had often spoken of you with enthusiasm , as very fearless and very honorable . Then I made that ...
Page 119
... coming amongst us , my son , bring calmness to a Christian soul too much troubled with the affairs of this world . " He sighed , nodded to me with a friendly , sad smile , and began to mutter his prayers as he went . D CHAPTER II ON ...
... coming amongst us , my son , bring calmness to a Christian soul too much troubled with the affairs of this world . " He sighed , nodded to me with a friendly , sad smile , and began to mutter his prayers as he went . D CHAPTER II ON ...
Page 120
... coming he was ignorant , of course . O'Brien , who had gone on to Havana in the ship which had landed the Riegos in Rio Medio , gave no sign of life . And yet , on the arrival of the Breeze , he must have found out I was no longer on ...
... coming he was ignorant , of course . O'Brien , who had gone on to Havana in the ship which had landed the Riegos in Rio Medio , gave no sign of life . And yet , on the arrival of the Breeze , he must have found out I was no longer on ...
Page 125
... coming up panting , would remark from behind that , on such a hot day as this , it was a shame to disturb even a dog sleeping in the shade . I had the feeling of absolute absorption into one idea . I was ravaged by a thought . It was as ...
... coming up panting , would remark from behind that , on such a hot day as this , it was a shame to disturb even a dog sleeping in the shade . I had the feeling of absolute absorption into one idea . I was ravaged by a thought . It was as ...
Page 138
... coming in almost every evening on his way from the sick room . He , too , had his own perplexities , which made him wipe his forehead repeatedly ; after- wards he used to spread his red bandanna handkerchief over his knees . He ...
... coming in almost every evening on his way from the sick room . He , too , had his own perplexities , which made him wipe his forehead repeatedly ; after- wards he used to spread his red bandanna handkerchief over his knees . He ...
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