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Do you know what will happen to you , ” he asked , S ' ef yeh don ' t get quit of that
Carlos of yours ? ” I was surprised into muttering that I didn ' t know . ; " I can tell
yeh , ” he continued . “ Yeh will get hanged . ” By that time I was too amazed to ...
Do you know what will happen to you , ” he asked , S ' ef yeh don ' t get quit of that
Carlos of yours ? ” I was surprised into muttering that I didn ' t know . ; " I can tell
yeh , ” he continued . “ Yeh will get hanged . ” By that time I was too amazed to ...
Page 43
Whilst I was looking and longing I heard Carlos ' voice behind me asking one of
our sailors what ship it was . “ Don ' t you know a flagship when you see it ? ” a
voice grumbled surlily . “ Admiral Rowley ' s , ” it continued . Then it rumbled out ...
Whilst I was looking and longing I heard Carlos ' voice behind me asking one of
our sailors what ship it was . “ Don ' t you know a flagship when you see it ? ” a
voice grumbled surlily . “ Admiral Rowley ' s , ” it continued . Then it rumbled out ...
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he asked . Carlos said , “ No . I think not , now . ” And at that moment the second
mate , shouldering his way through a white - clothed crowd of shore people ,
made up behind Seņor Ramon . He held a letter in his hand . “ I am going over , "
he ...
he asked . Carlos said , “ No . I think not , now . ” And at that moment the second
mate , shouldering his way through a white - clothed crowd of shore people ,
made up behind Seņor Ramon . He held a letter in his hand . “ I am going over , "
he ...
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One of them , new from home , was asking questions . Another answered : “ Oh , I
lost half a seroon the last voyage — the old thing . ” “ Haven ' t they routed out the
scoundrels yet ? ” the other asked . The first man lowered his voice . I caught ...
One of them , new from home , was asking questions . Another answered : “ Oh , I
lost half a seroon the last voyage — the old thing . ” “ Haven ' t they routed out the
scoundrels yet ? ” the other asked . The first man lowered his voice . I caught ...
Page 47
I asked . “ Life in my uncle ' s palace , ” he said , so sweetly and persuasively that
the suggestiveness of it caused a thrill in me . His uncle could nominate me to
posts of honour fit for a caballero . I seemed to wake up . “ Your uncle the ...
I asked . “ Life in my uncle ' s palace , ” he said , so sweetly and persuasively that
the suggestiveness of it caused a thrill in me . His uncle could nominate me to
posts of honour fit for a caballero . I seemed to wake up . “ Your uncle the ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance Volume 7 of Complete Works, Ford Madox Ford |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1903 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2009 |
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