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Page 159
... been lying bound hand and foot on the floor . It gave me pleasure to tell him
what I thought . And , perhaps , I was not quite candid , . either . Suppose I
provoked him enough to fire PART THIRD 159.
... been lying bound hand and foot on the floor . It gave me pleasure to tell him
what I thought . And , perhaps , I was not quite candid , . either . Suppose I
provoked him enough to fire PART THIRD 159.
Page 160
Suppose I provoked him enough to fire his pistol at me . He had been fingering
the butt , absently , as we talked . He might have missed me , and then . Or he
might have shot me dead . But surely there was some justice in Cuba . It was
clear ...
Suppose I provoked him enough to fire his pistol at me . He had been fingering
the butt , absently , as we talked . He might have missed me , and then . Or he
might have shot me dead . But surely there was some justice in Cuba . It was
clear ...
Page 162
I was maturing in the fire of love , of danger ; in the lurid light of life piercing
through my youthful innocence . Ah , ” he said , banging the pistol onto the table
hurriedly . once . To - night . Now . “ Without seeing anybody ? " “ Without seeing .
I was maturing in the fire of love , of danger ; in the lurid light of life piercing
through my youthful innocence . Ah , ” he said , banging the pistol onto the table
hurriedly . once . To - night . Now . “ Without seeing anybody ? " “ Without seeing .
Page 173
He could not stop them ; he did not like to leave his post ; he dared not fire . back ;
go back , " he repeated . “ Not without the Inglez , " they answered . The tumult we
had heard arose when the Lugareņos suddenly fell upon the sentry , and ...
He could not stop them ; he did not like to leave his post ; he dared not fire . back ;
go back , " he repeated . “ Not without the Inglez , " they answered . The tumult we
had heard arose when the Lugareņos suddenly fell upon the sentry , and ...
Page 176
then cried out together , “ Excellency , give up this Inglez ! " Don Balthasar
seemed ten years younger suddenly . I had never seen him so imposingly erect .
“ Insensate ! ” he began , without any anger . " He's going to fire ! ” yelled Castro's
voice ...
then cried out together , “ Excellency , give up this Inglez ! " Don Balthasar
seemed ten years younger suddenly . I had never seen him so imposingly erect .
“ Insensate ! ” he began , without any anger . " He's going to fire ! ” yelled Castro's
voice ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1914 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 1 Jul 2013 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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