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Page 32
I suppose you do not mind settling down with an old uncle in a palace . " He
answered suddenly , with a certain darkness of manner , “ That is as God wills .
Who knows ? Perhaps life , even in my uncle's palace , will not be so safe .
I suppose you do not mind settling down with an old uncle in a palace . " He
answered suddenly , with a certain darkness of manner , “ That is as God wills .
Who knows ? Perhaps life , even in my uncle's palace , will not be so safe .
Page 33
He slapped his bony breast . I had no idea that he could look so ferocious . His
eyes fascinated me , and he opened his cavernous mouth as if to swallow me .
His lantern jaws snapped without a sound . He seemed to change his mind .
He slapped his bony breast . I had no idea that he could look so ferocious . His
eyes fascinated me , and he opened his cavernous mouth as if to swallow me .
His lantern jaws snapped without a sound . He seemed to change his mind .
Page 34
After all , I was no more than a boy , and even younger in mind than in body .
Queer - looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles . One
headed out towards us , then another . I did not want them to reach us . It was as
if I ...
After all , I was no more than a boy , and even younger in mind than in body .
Queer - looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles . One
headed out towards us , then another . I did not want them to reach us . It was as
if I ...
Page 39
Up above , the hum of many people , still laughing , still talking , faded a little out
of mind . I understood , horribly , how possible it would be to die within those few
feet of them . Castro's eyes were dusky yellow , the pupils a great deal inflated ...
Up above , the hum of many people , still laughing , still talking , faded a little out
of mind . I understood , horribly , how possible it would be to die within those few
feet of them . Castro's eyes were dusky yellow , the pupils a great deal inflated ...
Page 56
Oh , he won't mind , ” Williams struck in , “ I know him ; he's a trump . Afraid of
nothing . ” David Macdonald made a movement of his head that did duty for an
ominous shake : “ It's a devil of a mess , " he said . But I'll touch them up . Why did
you ...
Oh , he won't mind , ” Williams struck in , “ I know him ; he's a trump . Afraid of
nothing . ” David Macdonald made a movement of his head that did duty for an
ominous shake : “ It's a devil of a mess , " he said . But I'll touch them up . Why did
you ...
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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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