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Page 72
... my last hours easy , perhaps . ” I looked at him ; he was worn to a shadow - a
shadow with dark , wistful eyes . “ I don ' t understand you , ” I faltered . The old
man stirred , opened his lids , and put a gold vinaigrette to his nostrils . “ Of
course I ...
... my last hours easy , perhaps . ” I looked at him ; he was worn to a shadow - a
shadow with dark , wistful eyes . “ I don ' t understand you , ” I faltered . The old
man stirred , opened his lids , and put a gold vinaigrette to his nostrils . “ Of
course I ...
Page 77
splashing , jarring — and it became obvious to me that I was being taken to some
ship . The Spanish ship , of course . Suddenly I broke into cold perspiration at the
thought that , after all , their purpose might be to drop me quickly overboard .
splashing , jarring — and it became obvious to me that I was being taken to some
ship . The Spanish ship , of course . Suddenly I broke into cold perspiration at the
thought that , after all , their purpose might be to drop me quickly overboard .
Page 82
Of course those forward knew nothing of my being on board . The man who had
thrown me the rope - a passenger , a certain Major Cowper , going home with his
wife and child — had walked away proudly , without deigning as much as to look
...
Of course those forward knew nothing of my being on board . The man who had
thrown me the rope - a passenger , a certain Major Cowper , going home with his
wife and child — had walked away proudly , without deigning as much as to look
...
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 85
It never occurred to me to bother about the course we were taking , till one day
we sighted the Cuban coast , and I heard Lumsden and Mercer pronounce the
name of Rio Medio . The two ridiculous old chaps talked of Mexican privateers ...
It never occurred to me to bother about the course we were taking , till one day
we sighted the Cuban coast , and I heard Lumsden and Mercer pronounce the
name of Rio Medio . The two ridiculous old chaps talked of Mexican privateers ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1916 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2009 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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