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 16
It withdrew itself a little from my ear and called , “ Now then , ready with them .
When I say three . I heard ... The drop's not two feet . ” We made a few paces
down the road ; the pitiful voices of the runners crying for help came plainly to my
ears .
It withdrew itself a little from my ear and called , “ Now then , ready with them .
When I say three . I heard ... The drop's not two feet . ” We made a few paces
down the road ; the pitiful voices of the runners crying for help came plainly to my
ears .
Page 22
I caught sight below me of the silver head and the deep red ears of the drunken
uncle of Rangsley . He had been one of the most redoubtable of the family , a
man of immense strength and cunning , but a confirmed habit of consuming a pint
...
I caught sight below me of the silver head and the deep red ears of the drunken
uncle of Rangsley . He had been one of the most redoubtable of the family , a
man of immense strength and cunning , but a confirmed habit of consuming a pint
...
Page 36
Hanged ! Pirates ! ” Was Carlos really a pirate , or Castro , his humble friend ? It
was vile of me to suspect Carlos . A couple of men , meeting by the scuttle ,
began to talk loudly , every word coming plainly to my ears in the stillness of my
misery ...
Hanged ! Pirates ! ” Was Carlos really a pirate , or Castro , his humble friend ? It
was vile of me to suspect Carlos . A couple of men , meeting by the scuttle ,
began to talk loudly , every word coming plainly to my ears in the stillness of my
misery ...
Page 39
... to the light and laughter of meetings above , when Carlos , still shaken , with
one white hand pressed very hard upon his chest , started forward and gripped
his hand round Castro's steel . He began to whisper in the other's hairy ear .
... to the light and laughter of meetings above , when Carlos , still shaken , with
one white hand pressed very hard upon his chest , started forward and gripped
his hand round Castro's steel . He began to whisper in the other's hairy ear .
Page 47
... had to close his ears and pretend not to hear . The planters had another
grievance - the pirates in the Gulf of Mexico . There was one in particular , a
certain El Demonio or Diableto , who practically sealed the Florida passage ; it
was hardly ...
... had to close his ears and pretend not to hear . The planters had another
grievance - the pirates in the Gulf of Mexico . There was one in particular , a
certain El Demonio or Diableto , who practically sealed the Florida passage ; it
was hardly ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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