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... felt a great desire to find Macdonald , and a simple life that I could understand . " I am not going with you , " I said , very loudly this time . He stopped at once . Through the scuttle of the half - deck we heard a hubbub of voices ...
... felt a great desire to find Macdonald , and a simple life that I could understand . " I am not going with you , " I said , very loudly this time . He stopped at once . Through the scuttle of the half - deck we heard a hubbub of voices ...
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... felt his hand on my throat . I kicked his shins hard , and fell backwards over a chest . He went back a step or two , flourished his arm , beat his chest , and turned furiously upon Carlos . " He will get us murdered , " he said . " Do ...
... felt his hand on my throat . I kicked his shins hard , and fell backwards over a chest . He went back a step or two , flourished his arm , beat his chest , and turned furiously upon Carlos . " He will get us murdered , " he said . " Do ...
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... you . I wished you with me , because I go into some danger . I wanted you . Good - by . Hasta mas ver . " He leaned over and kissed me lightly on the cheek , then climbed away . I felt that the light of Romance was 40 ROMANCE.
... you . I wished you with me , because I go into some danger . I wanted you . Good - by . Hasta mas ver . " He leaned over and kissed me lightly on the cheek , then climbed away . I felt that the light of Romance was 40 ROMANCE.
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A Novel Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford. I felt that the light of Romance was going out of my life.
A Novel Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford. I felt that the light of Romance was going out of my life.
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Page 41 - 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...