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... wife , had been killed by a stroke of lightning on the day before their intended marriage . The curse was all the more dreaded as its origin was unknown ; the same mystery shrouded alike its cause and the means of evading its con ...
... wife , had been killed by a stroke of lightning on the day before their intended marriage . The curse was all the more dreaded as its origin was unknown ; the same mystery shrouded alike its cause and the means of evading its con ...
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... wife to his cottage , a girl of wonderful beauty - from no one knew where— the surprise of everybody , even of the baron him- self , was unbounded . Wittekend's hardness visibly softened during his year of wedded life ; but when 8 Tales ...
... wife to his cottage , a girl of wonderful beauty - from no one knew where— the surprise of everybody , even of the baron him- self , was unbounded . Wittekend's hardness visibly softened during his year of wedded life ; but when 8 Tales ...
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... wife died in giving birth to a daughter , the original gloom and sternness of his disposition increased tenfold , and he rarely entered into conversation with any one save his master . The latter took great interest in the little ...
... wife died in giving birth to a daughter , the original gloom and sternness of his disposition increased tenfold , and he rarely entered into conversation with any one save his master . The latter took great interest in the little ...
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... wife , and the old moss , now a fathomless and quaking quicksand , and the golden fountain are still haunted by the unquiet spirit of the beautiful and unfor- tunate Auriola . " OTTO LEIMERITZ , " Castle Chaplain . " As the sun with ...
... wife , and the old moss , now a fathomless and quaking quicksand , and the golden fountain are still haunted by the unquiet spirit of the beautiful and unfor- tunate Auriola . " OTTO LEIMERITZ , " Castle Chaplain . " As the sun with ...
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... wife ; whilst she , full of curiosity and jealous misgivings , regarded the delay of their journey and the satisfaction of her curiosity with a feeling of impatience , fast growing into positive anger . At length the weather mode- rated ...
... wife ; whilst she , full of curiosity and jealous misgivings , regarded the delay of their journey and the satisfaction of her curiosity with a feeling of impatience , fast growing into positive anger . At length the weather mode- rated ...
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