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 57
There was a blazing sun , and the crowd pushed and shouted and craned its
thousands of heads every time one heard the cry of “ Here they come , ” for an
hour or so . There was a very limpid sky , a very limpid sea , a scattering of
shipping ...
There was a blazing sun , and the crowd pushed and shouted and craned its
thousands of heads every time one heard the cry of “ Here they come , ” for an
hour or so . There was a very limpid sky , a very limpid sea , a scattering of
shipping ...
Page 58
A man was shouting “ Cool Drinks on the other side of them . Finally , there was a
roar , an ... He ceased speaking , and someone on a horse , the High Sheriff , I
think , galloped impatiently past the cart and shouted . Two men got into the cart ...
A man was shouting “ Cool Drinks on the other side of them . Finally , there was a
roar , an ... He ceased speaking , and someone on a horse , the High Sheriff , I
think , galloped impatiently past the cart and shouted . Two men got into the cart ...
Page 59
Someone in front began to shout orders , and the crowd swayed back again . The
infantry muskets rattled . ... He shouted : “ Adios , viejo , para siempre adi " My
whole body seemed to go dead all over . I happened to look downwards at my ...
Someone in front began to shout orders , and the crowd swayed back again . The
infantry muskets rattled . ... He shouted : “ Adios , viejo , para siempre adi " My
whole body seemed to go dead all over . I happened to look downwards at my ...
Page 81
Several voices yelled , “ That cursed Spanish ship ahead is heaving - to athwart
our hawse . ” The crew and the officers seemed all to be forward shouting abuse
at the “ lubberly Dago , " and it looked as though I were abandoned to my fate .
Several voices yelled , “ That cursed Spanish ship ahead is heaving - to athwart
our hawse . ” The crew and the officers seemed all to be forward shouting abuse
at the “ lubberly Dago , " and it looked as though I were abandoned to my fate .
Page 82
the little skipper shouted fiercely . In the light wind the ships were separating
slowly . “ Where are you bound to ? ” hailed O'Brien's voice again . The little
skipper laughed with exasperation , “ Dash your blanked impudence . To Havana
, and ...
the little skipper shouted fiercely . In the light wind the ships were separating
slowly . “ Where are you bound to ? ” hailed O'Brien's voice again . The little
skipper laughed with exasperation , “ Dash your blanked impudence . To Havana
, and ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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