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 72
... coming to pay a visit , " he was saying persuasively , " while your affair here blows over , my Juan - and - and - making my last hours easy , perhaps . " I looked at him ; he was worn to a shadow - a shadow with dark , wistful eyes ...
... coming to pay a visit , " he was saying persuasively , " while your affair here blows over , my Juan - and - and - making my last hours easy , perhaps . " I looked at him ; he was worn to a shadow - a shadow with dark , wistful eyes ...
Page 80
... coming up with us , or else we had just passed her I couldn't tell . I had no time to find out , and I didn't care . The great thing was to get hold of the painter . The whispers of the girl urged me , but the thing was not easy ; the ...
... coming up with us , or else we had just passed her I couldn't tell . I had no time to find out , and I didn't care . The great thing was to get hold of the painter . The whispers of the girl urged me , but the thing was not easy ; the ...
Page 81
... coming over , black and distinct ; but the other vessel was nearly upon me . I sheered under her starboard bow and yelled , " Ship ahoy ! Ship ahoy ! " There was a lot of noise on board , and no one seemed to hear my shouts . Several ...
... coming over , black and distinct ; but the other vessel was nearly upon me . I sheered under her starboard bow and yelled , " Ship ahoy ! Ship ahoy ! " There was a lot of noise on board , and no one seemed to hear my shouts . Several ...
Page 84
... coming down to town in a chaise with Mr. Topnambo . There's a warrant out against him under the Black Act , sir . " Then he brightened up considerably . " So he must have been kidnaped or something after all , sir , or he would be in ...
... coming down to town in a chaise with Mr. Topnambo . There's a warrant out against him under the Black Act , sir . " Then he brightened up considerably . " So he must have been kidnaped or something after all , sir , or he would be in ...
Page 92
... coming up to him . Meantime , some of the rascals left on board the schooner had filled on her in a light wind , and , sailing round our stern , had brought their vessel alongside . Ropes were thrown on board and we lay close together ...
... coming up to him . Meantime , some of the rascals left on board the schooner had filled on her in a light wind , and , sailing round our stern , had brought their vessel alongside . Ropes were thrown on board and we lay close together ...
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