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Page 60
Yes ; but one gives that much even to such . And my uncle was there in his official
capacity as a — a plenipotentiary . He was very much distressed : we were all .
You heard , my uncle himself had advised their being surrendered to your ...
Yes ; but one gives that much even to such . And my uncle was there in his official
capacity as a — a plenipotentiary . He was very much distressed : we were all .
You heard , my uncle himself had advised their being surrendered to your ...
Page 61
Yes ; but one gives that much even to such . And my uncle was there in his official
capacity as a — a plenipotentiary . He was very much distressed : we were all .
You heard , my uncle himself had advised their being surrendered to your ...
Yes ; but one gives that much even to such . And my uncle was there in his official
capacity as a — a plenipotentiary . He was very much distressed : we were all .
You heard , my uncle himself had advised their being surrendered to your ...
Page 73
I behold my kinsman , who , with great heroism , I am told , rescued my dearly
loved nephew from great dangers ; it is an honor to me to be able to give him
thanks . My beloved and lamented sister contracted a union with an English
hidalgo ...
I behold my kinsman , who , with great heroism , I am told , rescued my dearly
loved nephew from great dangers ; it is an honor to me to be able to give him
thanks . My beloved and lamented sister contracted a union with an English
hidalgo ...
Page 88
I suppose he was pleased to qualify with the name of armed resistance the
miserable little pop of the major ' s pocket pistol . To punish that audacity he
announced that no private property would be respected . " You shall have to give
up all the ...
I suppose he was pleased to qualify with the name of armed resistance the
miserable little pop of the major ' s pocket pistol . To punish that audacity he
announced that no private property would be respected . " You shall have to give
up all the ...
Page 93
Why , she might have been murdered — if I hadn ' t made her give them up . I
believe I saved her life . " He said suddenly , “ Tut , tut ! ” and shrugged his
shoulders . He hung his head for a minute , then he added , " Mind , I don ' t sayI
don ' t ...
Why , she might have been murdered — if I hadn ' t made her give them up . I
believe I saved her life . " He said suddenly , “ Tut , tut ! ” and shrugged his
shoulders . He hung his head for a minute , then he added , " Mind , I don ' t sayI
don ' t ...
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Page 40 - 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...
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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