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Page 20
A matter of fifty pun ten ? . . . Why don ' t you make them bring they lanthorns ? " A
couple of dark lanthorns were passed to Rangsley , who halfuncovered one , and
lit the way up steep wooden stairs . We climbed up to a tiny cock - loft , of ...
A matter of fifty pun ten ? . . . Why don ' t you make them bring they lanthorns ? " A
couple of dark lanthorns were passed to Rangsley , who halfuncovered one , and
lit the way up steep wooden stairs . We climbed up to a tiny cock - loft , of ...
Page 29
I cut his throat out , though , " Castro would grumble darkly ; “ so , like that , and it
matters very little — it is even an improvement . See , I put on my blade . See , I
transfix you that fly there . . . . See how astonished he was . He did never expect ...
I cut his throat out , though , " Castro would grumble darkly ; “ so , like that , and it
matters very little — it is even an improvement . See , I put on my blade . See , I
transfix you that fly there . . . . See how astonished he was . He did never expect ...
Page 36
In the square of wan light that came down the scuttle he was cording his hair -
trunk — unemotional and very matter - of - fact . He began to talk in an everyday
voice about his plans . An uncle was going to meet him , and to house him for a
day ...
In the square of wan light that came down the scuttle he was cording his hair -
trunk — unemotional and very matter - of - fact . He began to talk in an everyday
voice about his plans . An uncle was going to meet him , and to house him for a
day ...
Page 52
Ralph had used his influence , had explained matters to a very great personage ,
had spent a little money on the injured runners . In the meanwhile I had nearly
forgotten the whole matter ; it seemed to be extraordinary that they should still be
...
Ralph had used his influence , had explained matters to a very great personage ,
had spent a little money on the injured runners . In the meanwhile I had nearly
forgotten the whole matter ; it seemed to be extraordinary that they should still be
...
Page 54
Sir Charles continued to clamor for Tinsley , his flag lieutenant , who , as a matter
of fact , was the man drunk in the wheelbarrow . When this was explained by the
shouts of the negroes , he grunted , " Umph ! ” turned on the man at his side ...
Sir Charles continued to clamor for Tinsley , his flag lieutenant , who , as a matter
of fact , was the man drunk in the wheelbarrow . When this was explained by the
shouts of the negroes , he grunted , " Umph ! ” turned on the man at his side ...
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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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