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Page 33
... berth was like escaping from the dark lair of a beast into a sunlit world . There
is no denying that his words , and still more his manner , had awakened in me a
sense of insecurity that had no precise object , for it was manifestly PART FIRST
33.
... berth was like escaping from the dark lair of a beast into a sunlit world . There
is no denying that his words , and still more his manner , had awakened in me a
sense of insecurity that had no precise object , for it was manifestly PART FIRST
33.
Page 36
Hanged ! Pirates ! Was Carlos really a pirate , or Castro , his humble friend ? It
was vile of me to suspect Carlos . A couple of men , meeting by the scuttle ,
began to talk loudly , every word coming plainly to my ears in the stillness of my
misery ...
Hanged ! Pirates ! Was Carlos really a pirate , or Castro , his humble friend ? It
was vile of me to suspect Carlos . A couple of men , meeting by the scuttle ,
began to talk loudly , every word coming plainly to my ears in the stillness of my
misery ...
Page 38
I cried , and was amazed at my own words . Tomas Castro sprang up , and
placed his rough , hot hand over my lips . " Be quiet , John Kemp , you fool ! ” he
hissed with sudden energy . He had spruced himself , but I seemed to see the
rags still ...
I cried , and was amazed at my own words . Tomas Castro sprang up , and
placed his rough , hot hand over my lips . " Be quiet , John Kemp , you fool ! ” he
hissed with sudden energy . He had spruced himself , but I seemed to see the
rags still ...
Page 41
I heard my own name and the words , “ mahn ye were speerin ' after . " The light
was obscured , the voice began clamoring insistently . John Kemp , Johnnie
Kemp , noo . Here's the mahn ye were speerin ' after . Here's Macdonald . ” It was
the ...
I heard my own name and the words , “ mahn ye were speerin ' after . " The light
was obscured , the voice began clamoring insistently . John Kemp , Johnnie
Kemp , noo . Here's the mahn ye were speerin ' after . Here's Macdonald . ” It was
the ...
Page 46
You yourself are a Separationist , are you not ? ... No ? You live with
Separationists . How could I tell ? Many people say you are . " His words gave me
a distinctly disagreeable sensation . I hadn't any idea of being a Separationist ; I
was loyal ...
You yourself are a Separationist , are you not ? ... No ? You live with
Separationists . How could I tell ? Many people say you are . " His words gave me
a distinctly disagreeable sensation . I hadn't any idea of being a Separationist ; I
was loyal ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1914 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 1 Jul 2013 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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