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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...For a few moments the man and the woman sat without words, until the gondola cleared the Fondamenta Nuova, and they were well out in the sea of moonlight. Ahead of them lay the stucco walls of the Cimeterio, glowing softly in the white light. Some dark spots were moving out from the city mass to their right, heading for the silent island. "There goes the conclusion," Lawrence nodded to the funeral boats. " But between us and them lies a space of years--life. ' ' " Who decided I' " "You looked. It was decided." The city detached itself insensibly from them, lying black behind. A light wind came down from Treviso, touching the white waves. " You are thinking that back there, up the Grand Canal, lie fame and accomplishment. You are thinking that now you have your fata morgana--nothing else. You are already preparing a grave for her in your mind I " Lawrence took her head in his hands. " Never," he shot out the word. " Never--you are mine 3 I have come all these ocean miles to find you. I have come for an accounting with the vision that troubles man." Her face drew nearer. " I am Venice, you said. I am set in the mare morto. I am built on the sea-weed. But from me you shall not go. You came over the mountains for this." The man sighed. Some ultimate conception of life seemed to outline itself on the whitish walls of the Cimeterio--a question of sex. The man would go questioning visions. The woman was held by one. " Caspar Severance will find his way, and will play your game for you," she went on coaxingly. " But this," her eyes were near him, "tlzis is a moment of life. You have chosen. There is no mine and...

Excerpt from Literary Love-Letters and Other StoriesYes, they were chattering about you, especially around the table where some solid ladies of Chicago served iced drinks. I was sipping it all in with the punch, and looking at the pinks above the dark hair, and won dering if you found having your own way as good fun as when you were eighteen You have gained, my dear lady, while I have been knocking about the world. You are now more than sweet you are almost hand some. I suppose it is a question of lights and the time of day whether or not you are really brilliant. And you carry surety in your face. There is nothing in Chicago to startle you, perhaps not in the world.She at the punch remarked, casually, to her of the sherbet I wonder when Miss Armstrong will settle matters with Lane? It is the best she can do now, though he isn't as well worth while as the men she threw over. And her neighbor replied She might do worse than Lane. She could get more from him than the showy ones. So Lane is the name of the day. T hey have gauged you and put you down at Lane. I took an ice and waited - but you will have to supply the details.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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