RomanceOne of three novels on which Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford collaborated, Romance tells the story of John Kemp, who dreams of adventure but has never set foot beyond the boundary of the family farm. Kemp gets more than he bargained for when adventure comes knocking in the form of two Spanish travelers who need help. |
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Page 39
... sort of thing , to wonder why Castro himself found it neces- sary to crouch for such a long time . Up above , the hum of many people , still laughing , still talking , faded a little out of mind . I understood , horribly , how possible ...
... sort of thing , to wonder why Castro himself found it neces- sary to crouch for such a long time . Up above , the hum of many people , still laughing , still talking , faded a little out of mind . I understood , horribly , how possible ...
Page 48
... sort of place Rio Medio was reported to be . I hadn't much cared about either party - I was looking out for romance - but I inclined a little to the Separationists , because Macdonald , with whom I lived for two years at Horton Pen ...
... sort of place Rio Medio was reported to be . I hadn't much cared about either party - I was looking out for romance - but I inclined a little to the Separationists , because Macdonald , with whom I lived for two years at Horton Pen ...
Page 50
... warped , Satanic member of society , who was a sort of nephew to the Macdonalds , and hand in glove with all the Scotch Separationists of the island . He had started an extraordinary , scandalous paper that , to avoid 50 ROMANCE.
... warped , Satanic member of society , who was a sort of nephew to the Macdonalds , and hand in glove with all the Scotch Separationists of the island . He had started an extraordinary , scandalous paper that , to avoid 50 ROMANCE.
Page 53
... sort of buzz of voices came from above ; then a man in European clothes was silhouetted against the light in the door- way . He held a full glass very carefully and started to descend . Suddenly he stopped emotionally . Then he turned ...
... sort of buzz of voices came from above ; then a man in European clothes was silhouetted against the light in the door- way . He held a full glass very carefully and started to descend . Suddenly he stopped emotionally . Then he turned ...
Page 54
... sort of benevolent chuckle , then raised his voice and called , " Tinsley ! Tinsley ! Where the deuce is Tinsley ? " A high nasal sound came from the carriage window . " Sir Charles ! Sir Charles ! Let there be no scene in my presence ...
... sort of benevolent chuckle , then raised his voice and called , " Tinsley ! Tinsley ! Where the deuce is Tinsley ? " A high nasal sound came from the carriage window . " Sir Charles ! Sir Charles ! Let there be no scene in my presence ...
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