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I was only a month in college when she wrote to
tell me that she wasin the family way.
All the preparations oppressed me: I couldscarcely
draw my breath; the waiting was terrible.
I have only a hazy remembrance of all that was said
anddone. The executioner and his assistants had begun to set up the guillotine. And
of course he very soon made her acquaintance,and he admired her even more than I
did. I was remorseful attimes, but when in her dear arms I felt fully justified for
all thathappened.
As I got up to fourteen or so my uncle started to
tell me some thingsa boy should know. A truer or more faithful wifeno man could
expect than my wife has been.
I had many girl friends, but no
sweetheart.
CONSOLATIONS OF THE LANDED GENTRYTo some extent
this misery of riches is a new thing. It alsotells you how you may distribute copies
of this eBook if you want to. His face wasnot white, but green, a sort of greenish
yellow, the eyes set!
The talk began again, and the meaningless stories,
chiefly now mereegoistic braggings. This was easy, as my uncle was away from home a
good deal. He wished meto have his instruments and his practice. Come and buy our
latest fashions in dress: youcannot possibly be seen in last seasons
garments.
You may say that I am an exceptional man. I was my
uncles constant companion; I consideredhim an ideal man.
In short, theperfect liberty of which slaves dream
because they have noexperience of its horrors.
Again and again we had our wild delirium of
maddestlove. I have tried to tell the story as simply as I could. It alsotells you
how you may distribute copies of this eBook if you want to. Another touch, and the
knife slid upinto its place again.
Then my uncle returned to America and resumedhis
practice.
They come up when you have the latest car and
thelatest wardrobe and all the rest of it.
My uncle had an eye like a hawk and could look one
through. Since our marriage the thought of anotherwoman has never entered into my
head.