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Page 72
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
looked at him ; he was worn to a shadow — a shadow with dark wistful eyes . “ I
don ' t ...
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
looked at him ; he was worn to a shadow — a shadow with dark wistful eyes . “ I
don ' t ...
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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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1922 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 14 Aug 2008 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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