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 67
... father earned on the justice seat in Edinb'ro ' - money paid for rum and run silks . . Of course I had heard of it ; everybody had ; but it had been some years before . " " ' We're backwards hereabouts , " O'Brien jeered PART SECOND 67.
... father earned on the justice seat in Edinb'ro ' - money paid for rum and run silks . . Of course I had heard of it ; everybody had ; but it had been some years before . " " ' We're backwards hereabouts , " O'Brien jeered PART SECOND 67.
Page 68
... father , " she warned us . The old Don's face was still turned to the ceiling . Carlos , standing behind his chair , opened his mouth a little in a half smile . I was really angry with O'Brien by that time , with his air of omniscience ...
... father , " she warned us . The old Don's face was still turned to the ceiling . Carlos , standing behind his chair , opened his mouth a little in a half smile . I was really angry with O'Brien by that time , with his air of omniscience ...
Page 71
... father . " 66 66 O'Brien grinned gently . ' Tis ever the way , " he said sardon- ically . The English fools do the ... father . Her color was very high , and her eyes sparkled . If she had not been so very beautiful I should have gone ...
... father . " 66 66 O'Brien grinned gently . ' Tis ever the way , " he said sardon- ically . The English fools do the ... father . Her color was very high , and her eyes sparkled . If she had not been so very beautiful I should have gone ...
Page 72
... father , who had leant a little forward in his chair . Every movement of hers affected me with an intimate joy ; it was as if I had been waiting to see just that carriage of the neck , just that proud glance from the eyes , just that ...
... father , who had leant a little forward in his chair . Every movement of hers affected me with an intimate joy ; it was as if I had been waiting to see just that carriage of the neck , just that proud glance from the eyes , just that ...
Page 79
... father . " It struck me , like a blow , that she was merely avenging O'Brien's insolence to her father . I had been kidnaped against Don Balthasar Riego's will . It gave me very well PART SECOND 79.
... father . " It struck me , like a blow , that she was merely avenging O'Brien's insolence to her father . I had been kidnaped against Don Balthasar Riego's will . It gave me very well PART SECOND 79.
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