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CHAPTER XIII
MR. ROCHESTER, it seems, by the surgeon’s orders, went to bed early that night; nor did he rise soon next morning. When he did come down, it was to attend to business: his agent ... -
Chapter 9
“Good-evening, my dear Gaston,” said Marguerite to my companion. “I am very glad to see you. Why didn’t you come to see me in my box at the Varietes?” “I was afraid it would be in... -
Chapter 23
When the current of life had resumed its course, I could not believe that the day which I saw dawning would not be like those which had preceded it. There were moments when I fanci... -
KEMP OWYNE.
Her mother died when she was young, Which gave her cause to make great moan; Her father married the warst woman That ever lived in Christendom. She serv-ed her with foot and h... -
A WHISPER TO THE READER
There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance: his character is about perfect, he ... -
THE BOYS WITH THE GOLDEN STARS
Once upon a time what happened did happen: and if it had not happened, you would never have heard this story. Well, once upon a time there lived an emperor who had half a world a... -
1816 I STOOD TIP-TOE UPON A LITTLE HILL
Places of nestling green for Poets made. STORY OF RIMINI. I stood tip-toe upon a little hill, The air was cooling, and so very still, That the sweet buds which with a modest prid... -
SOMETHING
I MEAN to be somebody, and do something useful in the world, said the eldest of five brothers. “I don’t care how humble my position is, so that I can only do some good, which will ... -
THE BIRD OF POPULAR SONG
IT is winter-time. The earth wears a snowy garment, and looks like marble hewn out of the rock; the air is bright and clear; the wind is sharp as a well-tempered sword, and the tre... -
A New Fu Jiu, Cool
For three days, Fu Jiu stayed in the hospital for check-ups. On the very fourth day, she stopped acting like a pretty boy in a hospital gown.Fu Jiu had always been very good at ada...