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Page 53
That resolved itself into a man slumbering in a wheelbarrow , his white face turned up to the moon . A sort of buzz of voices came from above ; then a man in European clothes was silhouetted against the light in the doorway .
That resolved itself into a man slumbering in a wheelbarrow , his white face turned up to the moon . A sort of buzz of voices came from above ; then a man in European clothes was silhouetted against the light in the doorway .
Page 57
His face fell . “ But there , you'll get round her . I'll see you through . ” They drank some sangaree and became noisy . I wasn't very happy ; there was much truth in what David Macdonald had said . Topnambo would certainly do his best ...
His face fell . “ But there , you'll get round her . I'll see you through . ” They drank some sangaree and became noisy . I wasn't very happy ; there was much truth in what David Macdonald had said . Topnambo would certainly do his best ...
Page 58
The man's face grew convulsed with agony , his eyeballs stared out very white and vivid , as he struggled with the two men . He began to curse us epileptically for compassing his damnation . A hoarse patter of Spanish imprecations came ...
The man's face grew convulsed with agony , his eyeballs stared out very white and vivid , as he struggled with the two men . He began to curse us epileptically for compassing his damnation . A hoarse patter of Spanish imprecations came ...
Page 60
His face had lost its moist bloom , its hardly distinguishable subcutaneous flush . It had grown very , very pale . Dark blue circles took away from the blackness and sparkle of his eyes . And he coughed , and coughed .
His face had lost its moist bloom , its hardly distinguishable subcutaneous flush . It had grown very , very pale . Dark blue circles took away from the blackness and sparkle of his eyes . And he coughed , and coughed .
Page 65
Opposite him , with his aged face towards us , sat the old Don asleep in the high chair . His delicate white hands lay along the arms , one of them holding a gold vinaigrette ; his black , silverheaded cane was between his silk ...
Opposite him , with his aged face towards us , sat the old Don asleep in the high chair . His delicate white hands lay along the arms , one of them holding a gold vinaigrette ; his black , silverheaded cane was between his silk ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel The Concord edition of the works of Joseph Conrad |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1916 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 074262658X, 9780742626584 |
| Length | 541 pages |
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