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Page 56
His eyes sparkled blue and very round in a round rosy face , and he clawed
effusively at my arm . “ Well done ! ” he bubbled over . “ You gave it them ; strike
me , you did ! It did me good to see and hear . I wasn ' t going to poke my nose in ,
not ...
His eyes sparkled blue and very round in a round rosy face , and he clawed
effusively at my arm . “ Well done ! ” he bubbled over . “ You gave it them ; strike
me , you did ! It did me good to see and hear . I wasn ' t going to poke my nose in ,
not ...
Page 57
I ' ll get some of the Kingston men — the regular hot men — to stand up for you .
They will when they hear the tale . " There was a certain amount of sense in what
he said . If warrants were out against me , he or some of the Kingston merchants
...
I ' ll get some of the Kingston men — the regular hot men — to stand up for you .
They will when they hear the tale . " There was a certain amount of sense in what
he said . If warrants were out against me , he or some of the Kingston merchants
...
Page 81
By that time she was quite near - near enough for me to hear the lazy sound of
the water at her bows , and the occasional flutter of a sail . The land breeze was
dying away , and in the wake of the moon I perceived the boat of my pursuers ...
By that time she was quite near - near enough for me to hear the lazy sound of
the water at her bows , and the occasional flutter of a sail . The land breeze was
dying away , and in the wake of the moon I perceived the boat of my pursuers ...
Page 82
I promise you that you shall hear of me yet . ” Meanwhile , another man had come
up from forward on the poop , growling like a bear , a short , rotund little man , the
captain of the ship . The Spanish vessel was dropping astern , silent , with her ...
I promise you that you shall hear of me yet . ” Meanwhile , another man had come
up from forward on the poop , growling like a bear , a short , rotund little man , the
captain of the ship . The Spanish vessel was dropping astern , silent , with her ...
Page 83
Did you ever hear the likes of it , Mercer ? I shouldn ' t think he was telling us a
parcel of lies ; hey , Mercer ? ” And the two grotesque little chaps stood nodding
their heads at me sagaciously . “ He ' s a desperate character , then , " said
Mercer ...
Did you ever hear the likes of it , Mercer ? I shouldn ' t think he was telling us a
parcel of lies ; hey , Mercer ? ” And the two grotesque little chaps stood nodding
their heads at me sagaciously . “ He ' s a desperate character , then , " said
Mercer ...
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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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