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 72
I might be sent home under arrest ; and even then , there was my affair with the
runners . " It is 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 might be sent home under arrest ; and even then , there was my affair with the
runners . " It is 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 .
Page 80
The sea itself was pallid in the light of the moon , invisible to me . A little astern of
us , on our port quarter , a vessel under a press of canvas seemed to stand still ;
looming up like an immense pale ghost . She might have been coming up with ...
The sea itself was pallid in the light of the moon , invisible to me . A little astern of
us , on our port quarter , a vessel under a press of canvas seemed to stand still ;
looming up like an immense pale ghost . She might have been coming up with ...
Page 81
The land breeze was dying away , and in the wake of the moon I perceived the
boat of my pursuers coming over , black and distinct ; but the other vessel was
nearly upon me . I sheered under her starboard bow and yelled , “ Ship ahoy !
The land breeze was dying away , and in the wake of the moon I perceived the
boat of my pursuers coming over , black and distinct ; but the other vessel was
nearly upon me . I sheered under her starboard bow and yelled , “ Ship ahoy !
Page 84
went to fetch the fresh beef off , is that he had been assaulting a justice of the
peace on the highroad , and had been trying to knock down the admiral , who
was coming down to town in a chaise with Mr. Topnambo . There's a warrant out
...
went to fetch the fresh beef off , is that he had been assaulting a justice of the
peace on the highroad , and had been trying to knock down the admiral , who
was coming down to town in a chaise with Mr. Topnambo . There's a warrant out
...
Page 92
I could hear faint answers 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
...
I could hear faint answers 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
...
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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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