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figure , with its dryish , gray skin , and pink patches round the neck , that lay
forever in dark or darkened rooms , and talked querulously of " Your uncle , the
earl , " whom I had never seen . I didn ' t get on with the men any better . They
were ...
figure , with its dryish , gray skin , and pink patches round the neck , that lay
forever in dark or darkened rooms , and talked querulously of " Your uncle , the
earl , " whom I had never seen . I didn ' t get on with the men any better . They
were ...
Page 56
His name was Williams — Captain Williams of the Lion , which he part owned ; a
man of some note for the dinners he gave on board his ship . His eyes sparkled
blue and very round in a round rosy face , and he clawed effusively at my arm .
His name was Williams — Captain Williams of the Lion , which he part owned ; a
man of some note for the dinners he gave on board his ship . His eyes sparkled
blue and very round in a round rosy face , and he clawed effusively at my arm .
Page 58
The little worsted balls on the infantry shakos bobbed all round their feet . They
were a sorry - looking group , those pirates ; very wild - eyed , very ragged , dust -
stained , weather - beaten , begrimed till they had the color of unpolished ...
The little worsted balls on the infantry shakos bobbed all round their feet . They
were a sorry - looking group , those pirates ; very wild - eyed , very ragged , dust -
stained , weather - beaten , begrimed till they had the color of unpolished ...
Page 60
He put his arm affectionately round my shoulders and said , " How splendid to
see you again , my Juan . " His eyes had affection in them , there was no doubt
about that , but I felt vaguely suspicious of him . I remembered how we had parted
on ...
He put his arm affectionately round my shoulders and said , " How splendid to
see you again , my Juan . " His eyes had affection in them , there was no doubt
about that , but I felt vaguely suspicious of him . I remembered how we had parted
on ...
Page 60
... an all - pervading and hopeless grief . When he looked at me , he smiled ,
however . " Well , at worst it is over , and my uncle is here in this dirty place
instead of at your palace . We sail back to Cuba this very evening . " He looked
round him ...
... an all - pervading and hopeless grief . When he looked at me , he smiled ,
however . " Well , at worst it is over , and my uncle is here in this dirty place
instead of at your palace . We sail back to Cuba this very evening . " He looked
round him ...
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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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