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Page 29
He could talk convincingly of the cold , and of the snows and his escape . And
from his allusions one could get glimpses of what he had been before and
afterwards — apparently everything that was questionable in a secularly
disturbed ...
He could talk convincingly of the cold , and of the snows and his escape . And
from his allusions one could get glimpses of what he had been before and
afterwards — apparently everything that was questionable in a secularly
disturbed ...
Page 31
I had noticed an intimacy spring up between the ship ' s second mate and Tomas
, who was , it seemed to me , forever engaged in long confabulations in the man '
s cabin , and , as much to make talk as for any other reason , I asked Carlos if ...
I had noticed an intimacy spring up between the ship ' s second mate and Tomas
, who was , it seemed to me , forever engaged in long confabulations in the man '
s cabin , and , as much to make talk as for any other reason , I asked Carlos if ...
Page 36
In the square of wan light that came down the scuttle he was cording his hair -
trunk — unemotional and very matter - of - fact . He began to talk in an everyday
voice about his plans . An uncle was going to meet him , and to house him for a
day ...
In the square of wan light that came down the scuttle he was cording his hair -
trunk — unemotional and very matter - of - fact . He began to talk in an everyday
voice about his plans . An uncle was going to meet him , and to house him for a
day ...
Page 38
I could hear the talking and laughing that went on under the break of the poop .
Two women were kissing , with little cries , near the hatchway . I could hear them
distinctly . Tomas Castro dropped his ragged cloak with a grandiose gesture .
I could hear the talking and laughing that went on under the break of the poop .
Two women were kissing , with little cries , near the hatchway . I could hear them
distinctly . Tomas Castro dropped his ragged cloak with a grandiose gesture .
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 ...
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Page 40 - Here's the mahn ye were speerin' after. Here's Macdonald." It was the voice of Barnes, and the voice of the every day. I discovered that I had been tremendously upset. The pulses in my temples were throbbing, and I wanted to shut my eyes — to sleep! I was tired; Romance had departed. Barnes and the Macdonald he had found for me represented all the laborious insects of the world; all the ants who are forever hauling immensely heavy and immensely unimportant burdens up weary hillocks, down steep...
Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1922 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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