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Page 74
Without doubt , he knows best , " he said ; “ but he should ask me . " It grew darker
still ; the old Don seemed to have fallen asleep again . Save for the gleam of the
silver buckle of his hat , he had disappeared into the gloom of the place .
Without doubt , he knows best , " he said ; “ but he should ask me . " It grew darker
still ; the old Don seemed to have fallen asleep again . Save for the gleam of the
silver buckle of his hat , he had disappeared into the gloom of the place .
Page 84
The last letter from Veronica informed me that the man had given up thief -
catching , and was keeping , now , a little inn in the neighborhood . Ralph , my
brother - in - law , had helped him to it , no doubt . I could come home safely now .
The last letter from Veronica informed me that the man had given up thief -
catching , and was keeping , now , a little inn in the neighborhood . Ralph , my
brother - in - law , had helped him to it , no doubt . I could come home safely now .
Page 103
... Don himself probably knew nothing about the pirates . The inlet had been used
by buccaneers ever since the days of Columbus ; but they were below his serious
consideration , even if he had ever seen them , which Tomas Castro doubted ...
... Don himself probably knew nothing about the pirates . The inlet had been used
by buccaneers ever since the days of Columbus ; but they were below his serious
consideration , even if he had ever seen them , which Tomas Castro doubted ...
Page 104
But one could not put on that blueness of tinge , that extra — nearly final — touch
of the chisel to the lines round the nose , that air of restfulness that nothing any
more could very much disturb . There was no doubt that Carlos was dying .
But one could not put on that blueness of tinge , that extra — nearly final — touch
of the chisel to the lines round the nose , that air of restfulness that nothing any
more could very much disturb . There was no doubt that Carlos was dying .
Page 111
In a great need , you must , " he had said , looking at me anxiously , " recur to
desperate remedies . " And he was going to die . I had made no answer , and
only hung my head — not in resentment , but in doubt of my strength to bear the
burden ...
In a great need , you must , " he had said , looking at me anxiously , " recur to
desperate remedies . " And he was going to die . I had made no answer , and
only hung my head — not in resentment , but in doubt of my strength to bear the
burden ...
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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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