Romance: A NovelOne 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 19
... no one to my back . Good - night , goodby . " I pulled my horse's head round
and galloped down the PART FIRST 19.
... no one to my back . Good - night , goodby . " I pulled my horse's head round
and galloped down the PART FIRST 19.
Page 27
... how Carlos , with his fine grain , his high soul — I gave him credit for a high
soul — could put up with the squalid ferocity with which I credited Castro . It
seemed to hang in the air round the grotesque raggedness of the saturnine
brown man .
... how Carlos , with his fine grain , his high soul — I gave him credit for a high
soul — could put up with the squalid ferocity with which I credited Castro . It
seemed to hang in the air round the grotesque raggedness of the saturnine
brown man .
Page 35
Ramon looked round apprehensively . Carlos said , “ The seņor , my cousin ,
wishes for a Mr. Macdonald . You know him , seņor ? ” Ramon made a dry
gesture of perfect acquaintance . “ I think I have seen him just now , " he said . " I
will make ...
Ramon looked round apprehensively . Carlos said , “ The seņor , my cousin ,
wishes for a Mr. Macdonald . You know him , seņor ? ” Ramon made a dry
gesture of perfect acquaintance . “ I think I have seen him just now , " he said . " I
will make ...
Page 39
Castro's eyes ran furtively all round him , then he looked at me . He made an
extraordinary swift motion with his right hand , and I saw that he was facing me
with a long steel blade displayed . Carlos continued to cough . The thing seemed
odd ...
Castro's eyes ran furtively all round him , then he looked at me . He made an
extraordinary swift motion with his right hand , and I saw that he was facing me
with a long steel blade displayed . Carlos continued to cough . The thing seemed
odd ...
Page 40
He turned his head round towards me , his hand extended , a smile upon his lips
. Juan , " he said , “ let us not quarrel . You are very young ; you cannot
understand these things ; you cannot weigh them ; you have a foolish idea in
your head .
He turned his head round towards me , his hand extended , a smile upon his lips
. Juan , " he said , “ let us not quarrel . You are very young ; you cannot
understand these things ; you cannot weigh them ; you have a foolish idea in
your head .
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| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1903 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 24 Oct 2018 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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