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Page 70
O ' Brien leaned forward . His voice had a note of disdain , and then took one of
deeper earnestness ; it sank into his chest . He extended his hand ; his eyebrows
twitched . He looked — he was — a conspirator . " I tell you I do it for the sake of ...
O ' Brien leaned forward . His voice had a note of disdain , and then took one of
deeper earnestness ; it sank into his chest . He extended his hand ; his eyebrows
twitched . He looked — he was — a conspirator . " I tell you I do it for the sake of ...
Page 71
O ' Brien grinned gently . “ ' Tis ever the way , " he said sardon ically . " The
English fools do the harm and the Irish fool gets the kicking . " He rose to his feet ,
quite collected , a spick - and - span little man . " I suppose I ' ve said too much .
O ' Brien grinned gently . “ ' Tis ever the way , " he said sardon ically . " The
English fools do the harm and the Irish fool gets the kicking . " He rose to his feet ,
quite collected , a spick - and - span little man . " I suppose I ' ve said too much .
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imbecility of that fellow O ' Brien . As to turning into a sea - thief for lucre — my
blood boiled . No . There was something else there . Something deep ;
something dangerous ; some intrigue , that I could not conceive even the first
notion of .
imbecility of that fellow O ' Brien . As to turning into a sea - thief for lucre — my
blood boiled . No . There was something else there . Something deep ;
something dangerous ; some intrigue , that I could not conceive even the first
notion of .
Page 73
He spoke about Horton Priory with some animation for a little while , and then
faltered , and forgot what he was speaking of . Suddenly he said : " But where is
O ' Brien ? Did he write to the Governor here ? I should like you to know the
Senor O ...
He spoke about Horton Priory with some animation for a little while , and then
faltered , and forgot what he was speaking of . Suddenly he said : " But where is
O ' Brien ? Did he write to the Governor here ? I should like you to know the
Senor O ...
Page 74
Afterwards he asked , rather querulously , " But where is O ' Brien ? He must write
those letters for me . " The young girl said , " He has preceded us to the ship ; he
will write there . " She had gone back to her seat . Don Balthasar shrugged his ...
Afterwards he asked , rather querulously , " But where is O ' Brien ? He must write
those letters for me . " The young girl said , " He has preceded us to the ship ; he
will write there . " She had gone back to her seat . Don Balthasar shrugged his ...
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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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