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Page 62
skin , and pink patches round the neck , that lay forever in dark or darkened
rooms , and talked querulously of “ Your uncle , the earl , ” whom I had never
seen . I didn ' t get on with the men any better . They were either very dried up
and ...
skin , and pink patches round the neck , that lay forever in dark or darkened
rooms , and talked querulously of “ Your uncle , the earl , ” whom I had never
seen . I didn ' t get on with the men any better . They were either very dried up
and ...
Page 71
His name was Williams — Captain Williams of the Lion , which he part owned ; a
man of some note for the dinners he gave on board his ship . His eyes sparkled
blue and very round in a round rosy face , and he clawed effusively at my arm .
His name was Williams — Captain Williams of the Lion , which he part owned ; a
man of some note for the dinners he gave on board his ship . His eyes sparkled
blue and very round in a round rosy face , and he clawed effusively at my arm .
Page 72
But there , you ' ll get round her . I ' ll see you through . ” They drank some
sangaree and became noisy . I wasn ' t very happy ; there was much truth in what
David Macdonald had said . Topnambo would certainly do his best to have me in
jail ...
But there , you ' ll get round her . I ' ll see you through . ” They drank some
sangaree and became noisy . I wasn ' t very happy ; there was much truth in what
David Macdonald had said . Topnambo would certainly do his best to have me in
jail ...
Page 73
The little worsted balls on the infantry shakos bobbed all round their feet . They
were a sorry looking group , those pirates ; very wild - eyed , very ragged , dust -
stained , weather - beaten , begrimed till they had the colour of unpolished ...
The little worsted balls on the infantry shakos bobbed all round their feet . They
were a sorry looking group , those pirates ; very wild - eyed , very ragged , dust -
stained , weather - beaten , begrimed till they had the colour of unpolished ...
Page 74
... agony , his eyeballs stared out very white and vivid , as he struggled with the
two men . He began to curse us epileptically for compassing his damnation . A
hoarse patter of Spanish imprecations came from the crowd immediately round
me .
... agony , his eyeballs stared out very white and vivid , as he struggled with the
two men . He began to curse us epileptically for compassing his damnation . A
hoarse patter of Spanish imprecations came from the crowd immediately round
me .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel Volume 13 of The Concord edition of the works of Joseph Conrad |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1923 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 5 Dec 2008 |
| ISBN | 074262658X, 9780742626584 |
| Length | 541 pages |
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