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...LI by H. G. Wells A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The New Machiavelli by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania State U... ...he document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The New Machiavelli by H. G. Wells, the Pennsylvania State University, Electron... ... to tell. The state-making dream is a very old dream indeed in the world’s history. It plays too small a part in novels. Plato and Confucius are but t... ...esham, to a certain news- paper proprietor who was once my schoolfellow at City Mer- chants’, to Mr. J. D. Rockefeller—all of them men in their severa... ...elf-immolation of murdering me, nor destroy its fruits except by theft and crime. No King, no council, can seize and torture me; no Church, no nation ... ... was based upon my father’s de- scription of the pig slaughterings in that city and certain pic- tures I had seen. You made your beasts—which were all... ...old forgotten map after the fashion of a bird’s-eye view, representing the Crimea, that fascinated me and kept me for hours navigating its wa- ters wi... ...nd voluminous, and succumbed very easily to a low shooter or an unexpected Yorker, hut usually he was caught early by long leg. The difficulty was to ... ...of Staten Island towards the towering vigour and clamorous vitality of New York City, that mood rose to its quintessence. And once it came to me, as I...

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...ont of the fire and close to it, as if his constitution were analogous to that of a muffin, and it was essential to toast him brown while he was very new....

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...hat of a muffin, and it was essential to toast him brown while he was very new. Dombey was about eight-and-forty years of age. Son about eight-and-for... ... violate a system of which they were the centre. Common abbreviations took new meanings in his eyes, and had sole reference to them. A. D. had no conc... ...mpromising: so very wide across the chest: so upright! A pecuniary Duke of York, my love, and nothing short of it!’ said Miss T ox. ‘That’s what I sho... ...URES THOUGH THE OFFICES of Dombey and Son were within the liberties of the City of London, and within hearing of Bow Bells, when their clashing voices... ...ed in a conspiracy against it on part of all the clocks and watches in the City, and even of the very Sun itself. Such as he was, such he had been in ... ...ious of any other motives— are questions which in this stage of the Firm’s history herself only could have solved. Nor have they much bearing on the f... ...o stiff a part, a little more. His arrogance contrasted strangely with its history. When it was all over, he again gave his arm to Miss Tox, and condu... ... that gentleman into his confidence; merely informing him that a friend in Yorkshire had written to him (Mr T oots) for his opinion on such a question... ...ing and bringing him back; pursued also by a consciousness of his enormous crime; Captain Cuttle held on at a great pace, and allowed no grass to grow...

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...n Streets everywhere. The story would be the same in Ohio or Montana, in Kansas or Kentucky or Illinois, and not very differently would it be told Up York State or in the Carolina hills....

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...nsas or Kentucky or Illinois, and not very differently would it be told Up York State or in the Carolina hills. Main Street is the climax of civilizat... ...isters. What Ole Jenson the grocer says to Ezra Stowbody the banker is the new law for London, Prague, and the unprofitable isles of the sea; whatsoev... ...els run over, and the fact that the chemistry instructor had stared at the new coiffure which concealed her ears. A breeze which had crossed a thousan... ...s and Jews and million- aire uplifters at the University Settlement in New York, and he had a beautiful white strong neck. He led a gig- gling class t... ...hrough it before the three o’clock bell called her to the class in English history. She sighed, “That’s what I’ll do after college! I’ll get my hands ... ... that up in the library? Well then, suppose you do!” 9 Sinclair Lewis The history instructor was a retired minister. He was sarcastic today. He begge... ...l over with red rubber stamps.” 16 Main Street “Don’t you get sick of the city?” “St. Paul? Why, don’t you like it? I don’t know of any lovelier view... ... something to say about run- ning Gopher Prairie, but you take it in a big city of two- three hundred thousand, and I’m just one flea on the dog’s bac... ...which made the rearing of citizens more costly and perilous than any other crime, it was inadvisable to have children till he had made more money. She...

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... aiding and abetting the escape of a slave. Many colored men, for no other crime than that of giving aid to a fugitive slave, have, like Charles T. To... ...d went to another part of the boat. Once across the river, I encountered a new danger. Only a few days before, I had been at work on a revenue cutter,... ... was soon on the broad and beautiful Delaware, speeding away to the Quaker City. On reaching Philadelphia in the after- noon, I inquired of a colored ... ...phia in the after- noon, I inquired of a colored man how I could get on to New York. He directed me to the William-street depot, and thither I went, t... ... in the after- noon, I inquired of a colored man how I could get on to New York. He directed me to the William-street depot, and thither I went, takin... ...reet depot, and thither I went, taking the train that night. I reached New York T uesday morning, having completed the journey in less than twenty-fou... ...r an anxious and most perilous but safe journey, I found myself in the big city of New York, a free man—one more added to the mighty throng which, lik... ...mendous war so heroically fought and so victoriously ended shall pass into history a miserable failure, barren of permanent results,—a scandalous and ...

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...all. He has in no form announced anything recently in regard to troops in New York, except in his letter to Governor Seymour of October 21, which has... ... He has in no form announced anything recently in regard to troops in New York, except in his letter to Governor Seymour of October 21, which has bee... ...ve again to be subject to similar taxation or suffer the operations of the new conscription, nor it is probable that the like of them ever will be ann... ...incoln: V ol Seven TELEGRAM TO W. H. SEWARD. WAR DEPART- MENT, W ASHINGTON CITY , November 3, 1863. HON. W . H. SEW ARD, Auburn, N. Y .: Nothing new. ... ...ENT, WASHINGTON, D. C., November 13, 1863. E. H. and E. JAMESON, Jefferson City, Mo.: Y ours saying Brown and Henderson are elected Senators is receiv... ... be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except in the punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; that the General A... ...MICHAEL HAHN. MY DEAR SIR:—I congratulate you on having fixed your name in history as the first free-state governor of Louisiana. Now, you are about t... ...f America. REPL Y TO A COMMITTEE FROM THE WORKINGMEN’S ASSOCIA TION OF NEW YORK, MARCH 21, 1864. GENTLEMEN OF THE COMMITTEE: The honorary membership i... ...ging against its authority, and in bringing to the punishment due to their crimes the rebels and traitors arrayed against it. 2. Resolved, That we ap...

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...still back, three hundred years and more, the fathers transmitting it to the sons and so preserving it. It may be history, it may be only a leg- end, ... ...rch better than his crown’. Merchant of Venice. I The birth of the Prince and the Pauper n the ancient city of London, on a certain au tumn... ...t every corner, and its troops of revellers making merry around them. There was no talk in all England but of the new baby, Edward Tudor, Prince of Wa... ..., but with his thoughts busy with the shadowy splendours of his night’s dreams. He wandered here and there in the city, hardly noticing where he was g... ... the king my father hath taken from the monks and given for a home for ever for poor and forsaken chil- dren, and new-named it Christ’s Church. Right ... ...ince, and so—” “Peace, my lord, thou utterest treason! Hast forgot the King’s command? Remember I am party to thy crime if I but listen.” St. John pal... ...looked one to the other in deep tribulation for counsel. But behold, here was a dead wall, and nothing in English history to tell how to get over it. ... ...dness of an innocent sort, since it hurt none but me, brought shame to none, nor loss, nor had in it any taint of crime or baseness, or what might not... ...he other. This was an historical pageant, representing the King’s im- mediate progenitors. There sat Elizabeth of York in the midst of an immense whit...

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...s with stingy and sooted windows, wooden tenements col- ored like mud. The city was full of such grotesqueries, but the clean towers were thrusting th... ...sting them from the business center, and on the farther hills were shining new houses, homes—they seemed—for laughter and tranquillity. Over a concret... ...elow the bridge curved a railroad, a maze of green and crimson lights. The New York Flyer boomed past, and twenty lines of polished steel leaped into ... ... the bridge curved a railroad, a maze of green and crimson lights. The New York Flyer boomed past, and twenty lines of polished steel leaped into the ... ...ut in greeting a chorus cheerful as the April dawn; the song of labor in a city built—it seemed—for giants. II There was nothing of the giant in the a... ...ut this, say, this is corking! Beginning of the end for those fellows! New York Assembly has passed some bills that ought to completely outlaw the soc... ... and manners was perfect, Dr. Howard Littlefield proved it to them, out of history, economics, and the confessions of reformed radicals. Babbitt had a... ...ship. The way these workmen hold up the Company for high wages is simply a crime, and of course the burden falls on you and me that have to pay a seve... ...hief figure and directing factor in solving strange mysteries and baffling crimes. This wonderful profession brings you into contact with influential ...

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...t, from the frosty Falls of St. Anthony down through nine climates to torrid New Orleans. Dawson’s Landing was a slaveholding town, with a rich, slave... ...slowly—very slowly, in fact, but still it was growing. The chief citizen was York Leicester Driscoll, about forty years old, judge of the county court... ...o her own devices. In that same month of February, Dawson’s Landing gained a new citizen. This was Mr. David Wilson, a young fellow of Scotch parentag... ...o this remote region from his birthplace in the interior of the State of New York, to seek his fortune. He was twenty five years old, college bred, an... ...phet did, because they got the children. Pudd nhead Wilson s Calendar T his history must henceforth accommodate itself to the change which Roxana has... ...son, her nigger son, lording it among the whites and securely avenging their crimes against her race. There were two grand funerals in Dawson’s Landin... ... suit of clothes of such exquisite style and cut in fashion—Eastern fashion, city fashion— that it filled everybody with anguish and was regarded as a... ...than he could have at home. So, during the next two years, his visits to the city grew in frequency and his tarryings there grew steadily longer in Th... ...long something after this fash ion: Why were niggers and whites made? What crime did the uncreated first nigger commit that the curse of birth was d...

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... any Buchanan, or Fremonters, have shifted ground, and how the majority of new votes will go, you can judge better than I. Of course you, on the groun... ...Aug. 5, 1858. HON. J. M. PALMER. DEAR SIR:—Since we parted last evening no new thought has occurred to [me] on the subject of which we talked most yes... ...e tell you, that all these things are prepared for you by the teachings of history, if the elections shall promise that the next Dred Scott decision a... ...ere is some mistake about my expected attendance of the U.S. Court in your city on the 3d Tuesday of this month. I have had no thought of being there.... ... my business this year as well as last. It would please me much to see the city and good people of Keokuk, but for this year it is little less than an... ...g like yours, that neither slavery nor involuntary servi- tude, except for crime, of which the party shall have been duly convicted, should exist in t... ...ngs of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Five 1860 SPEECH AT THE COOPER INSTITUTE, NEW YORK FEBRUARY 27, 1860 MR. PRESIDENT AND FELLOW-CITIZENS OF NEW YORK:—The f... ... event, you say, you will destroy the Union;, and then, you say, the great crime of having destroyed it will be upon us! That is cool. A highwayman ho... ... 170 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Five ADDRESS A T BUFF ALO, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 16, 1861 Mr. MAYOR AND FELLOW-CITIZENS OF BUFFALO AND THE ST...

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... VI. Attendance on the patient had prevented the Countess from hearing the history of the accident, but presently the clatter of horses’ feet showed t... ...s accidental. The Lord of Whitburn himself was in Ireland with the Duke of York, while his lady was in atten- dance on the young Queen, and it was jud... ...r Madge, canst thou speak for him?” Madge was Edmund’s sister, Margaret of York, who stood trembling and crying by Grisell’s bed. 9 Charlotte M. Youn... ...at all charges. Moreover, that the boy should be called to account for his crime, his father being, as the Lady of Whitburn caused to be written, an e... ...eing likewise a very holy woman. The Earl and Countess would accompany the new bishop to be present at his enthronement and the ensuing banquet, and t... ...ins in memory of whom the lamps were carried. Both these, and many another history, parable, or legend were told her by Sister Avice, training her sou... ... and then the chapter of nuns intended to proceed to the election of their new Abbess, unanimously agreeing that she should be their present Prioress,... ...d thy beads.” It was all in good humour, and Master Hall walked out to the city gate to speed his gad-about or pious wife, whichever he might call her... ...her halt for the night the travellers reached Lon- don, and learned at the city gate that the Earl and Countess of Salisbury were absent, but that the...

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...t moment we changed the program, for private reasons, and took the express-train. We made a short halt at Frankfort-on-the-Main, and found it an inter... ...ce of Gutenburg, but it could not be done, as no memo- randum of the site of the house has been kept. So we spent an hour in the Goethe mansion instea... ...ere the rule. The little children of both sexes were nearly always nice enough to take into a body’s lap. And as for the uniforms of the soldiers, the... ...onage who is called the Portier (who is not the Porter, but is a sort of first-mate of a hotel) [1. See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-an... ...an even the black one had done. But he patiently fixed and refixed it until it was exactly right and lay precisely in the middle of the black carpet. ... ...es in the Castle grounds, using their whips or canes to illustrate some new sword trick which they have heard about; and between the duels, on the day... ...ed, and very dainty and pretty. I was not able to speak for emotion. I silently hung one of them on my watch- chain, and returned the other. My compan... ...many centuries, but surely her conduct upon this occa- sion entitles her to our respect. One feels drawn tenderly toward her and is moved to forget he... ...ving that we were not succeeding pretty well, they went and got their maps and things, and pointed out and ex- plained our course so clearly that even...

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... never seen on ‘Change, nor at the Bank, nor in the counting-rooms of the “City”; no ships ever came into London docks of which he was the owner; he h... ... Fogg was seated, and James Forster, the dismissed servant, appeared. “The new servant,” said he. A young man of thirty advanced and bowed. “Y ou are ... ...f without a word. Passepartout heard the street door shut once; it was his new master going out. He heard it shut again; it was his 7 Jules Verne pre... ...etectives has- tened off to Liverpool, Glasgow, Havre, Suez, Brindisi, New York, and other ports, inspired by the proffered reward of two thousand pou... ...to-do air, had been observed going to and fro in the paying room where the crime was committed. A description of him was easily pro- cured and sent to... ...Yokohama to San Francisco, by steamer ..... 22 “ From San Francisco to New York, by rail ............... 7 “ From New York to London, by steamer and r... ... when the English first gained a foothold on the spot where now stands the city of Madras, down to the time of the great Sepoy insurrection. It gradua... ...rare intervals; and was almost as familiar as a native with the cus- toms, history, and character of India and its people. But Phileas Fogg, who was n... ...ghtened by his disclosure, and afraid of being himself im- plicated in the crime, would doubtless become an ally of the detective. But this method was...

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...nd he didn’t see why he had to wear that little old pink tie; and, oh! his new shoes were too tight and hurt his sore toe; and he wouldn’t, he wouldn’... ...aring the Sunday evening tea. T ea was had at half-past five. Never in the history of the family had its menu varied: cold ham, potato salad, pork and... ...denly, “where did you get that clock? Where did you get that clock? That’s new to me. Where did that come from?” “That cuckoo clock?” inquired Travis,... ...haleback now.” He rang up the Chamber of Commerce, and found out that the “City of Everett,” which was the whaleback’s name, was at the Mission Street... ...ts, musicians, and professional men that is one of the institutions of the city, and, in fact, famous throughout the United States. He was one of the ... ...they evoked? Had they broken up a plot, thwarted a conspiracy, prevented a crime? They never knew. One thing only was certain. The red-headed man had ... ...o you know, you may have ‘foiled a villain’ with that telegram—prevented a crime?” Condy grinned at the recollection of the incident. “‘Fly at once,’”... ...n’t know what you are talking about.” “Yes, I do. There’s a college in New York just for women. Aunt Kihm sent me the prospectus, and it’s one of the ... ...settle something on you right away; and you’ll marry some one of those New York chaps, and be great big people before you know it.” “The idea, Condy!”...

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... year that the Rev. George Augustus Selwyn was appointed to the diocese of New Zealand. Mrs. Selwyn’s parents had always been inti- mate with the Patt... ...and since Bishop of Oxford and of Win- chester, preached in the morning at New Windsor parish church, and the newly-made Bishop of New Zealand in the ... ...d me to see where I am particularly deficient, viz. general knowl- edge of history, and a thorough acquaintance with Greek and Roman customs, law cour... ...d party at home. I feel as if it were very selfish to be in this beautiful city, and to have been spending so much money at Florence. Neither did Joan... ...rhaps transferring himself to Manchester, Liverpool, London, or some large city, where there was need of mission work among the neglected. His father ... ...yet we are proud and self-justified and vain- glorious! ‘The Archbishop of York, in “Aids to Faith,” on the Death of Christ, has some most solemn and ... ...bridegrooms wore their Sunday dresses, nice tidy trou- sers of dark tweed, Crimean shirt, collar and tie, and blue serge coat. The brides, white jacke... ...acter of “slop” work, good flannel for under-shirts, or for making up into Crimean shirts, Nottingham drill, good towelling, huckaback, &c., ought to ... ...thedral has been beautifully restored, has it not? Then, I think of you in York Minster on November 20, with that good text from Psalm xcvi. I read yo...

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...ularly during the latter part of it, there flourished and practised in the city of New York a physi- cian who enjoyed perhaps an exceptional share of ... ...uring the latter part of it, there flourished and practised in the city of New York a physi- cian who enjoyed perhaps an exceptional share of the cons... ...g the latter part of it, there flourished and practised in the city of New York a physi- cian who enjoyed perhaps an exceptional share of the consider... ...was at its height. He was very witty, and he passed in the best society of New York for a man of the world—which, in- deed, he was, in a very sufficie... ...at its height. He was very witty, and he passed in the best society of New York for a man of the world—which, in- deed, he was, in a very sufficient d... ...uare to whether they, and not she, would look well. It is a point on which history has not been explicit, but the assumption is warrantable; it was in... ...light over the door, standing in a street within five minutes’ walk of the City Hall, which saw its best days (from the social point of view) about 18... ...aid the Doctor; “she would prefer him to have been guilty of some romantic crime. However, we must make the best of people. They tell me our gentleman... ...ld carry Catherine off? What do they call it—elope with her?” “It is not a crime when you are driven to it,” said Mrs. Penniman. “My husband, as I hav...

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...ery post, nor exacted her promise of transmitting the char- acter of every new acquaintance, nor a detail of every interest- ing conversation that Bat... ...ft them to enjoy a mob by themselves. With more care for the safety of her new gown than for the comfort of her protegee, Mrs. Allen made her way thro... ...ne was surprised; but Mrs. Thorpe and her daughters had scarcely begun the history of their acquaintance with Mr. James Morland, before she remembered... ...ected with the great London and Oxford roads, and the principal inn of the city, that a day never passes in which parties of ladies, however important... ...worn out. Lord bless you! I would undertake for five pounds to drive it to York and back again, without losing a nail.” Catherine listened with astoni... ...n they gained the top of Beechen Cliff, she voluntarily rejected the whole city of Bath as unworthy to make part of a landscape. Delighted with her pr... ...e second unfolded thus much in detail—that they had driven directly to the York Hotel, ate some soup, and bespoke an early dinner, walked down to the ... ...d remember dozens who had persevered in every possible vice, going on from crime to crime, murdering whomsoever they chose, without any feeling of hum... ...ng else was allowed to whisper? No: whatever might have been the general’s crimes, he had certainly too much wit to let them sue for detection. She wa...

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...y Windsor gave Nativity and name and grave Heavily upon his head Ancestral crimes were visited. Meek in heart and undefiled, Patiently his soul resign... ...of a rough peasant woman. ‘Oh, we all like the chase, and the Mother had a new cast of hawks that she wanted to fly. There came out a heron, and she t... ...awks that she wanted to fly. There came out a heron, and she threw off the new one, and it went careering up— and up—and we all rode after, and just a... ...n?’ exclaimed Hal with ea- ger interest. ‘Of course he doth! The Mother at York promised I should learn whatever became a damsel of high degree,’ said... ...ailing folk, women and children in deadly fear of the cruel, bloody-minded York folk, and the Lord of March that is himself King Edward now, a murrain... ...he time when Queen Margaret was making her attempt in the north, where the city of York was Lancastrian, as the Mother Abbess feared that her presence... ... meaning of such as oc- curred during his visits. He also told much of the history of the world, as he knew it, and of the Church and the saints, to t... ...nsferred by Hal to his own bosom. Sir Giles Musgrave objected to Watch, in city or camp, and Hal was obliged to leave him to Goodwife Dolly and to Pie... ...cannot believe that I shall see him again, or that the visitation of these crimes is not still to come! My son, my sweet son, I can only pray that he ...

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...ng of a feat. But I heard no details, and having no particular interest in crime qua crime I was not likely to keep that one in my mind. And I forgot ... ...boy consid- erably grown during my absence. My principal authority for the history of Costaguana is, of course, my venerated friend, the late Don Jose... ...ilence to anarchist speeches at the meeting, the enigmatical patron of the new revolu- tionary agitation, the trusted, the wealthy comrade Fidanza wit... ...nrad Aristocrat and Nostromo the Man of the People are the artisans of the New Era, the true creators of the New State; he by his legendary and daring... ...the great personage had spoken then, in his own private office, in a great city where other men (very considerable in the eyes of a vain populace) wai... ... fall through a rift in the appalling darkness of intrigue, bloodshed, and crime that hung over the Queen of Continents.” Mrs. Gould had not forgotten... ...the charge of the San Tome silver escort towards the crumbling wall of the city on the Campo side. They came to the doors to see it dash by over ruts ... ... Chicago, Niagara, have a look at Canada, perhaps make a short stay in New York, a longer one in Newport, use his letters of introduction. The pressur... ...may have learned already from the cablegram sent via San Francisco and New York last night, when the cables were still open. You have read already the...

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... a different world. The public won’t stand things it used to stand. It’s a new public. It’s—wild. It’ll smash up the show if they go too far. Everythi... ...said the doctor. “It’s at the back of all sorts of mental trouble. It is a new state of mind. Before the war it was abnormal—a phase of neur- asthenia... ...nges.” “Consistently with itself.” “I have been trying to recall my sexual history ,” said Sir Rich- mond, going off at a tangent. “My sentimental edu... ...Sir Richmond in a chair upon the lawn, brooding darkly—apparently over the crime of the carbuncle. The doctor went to his room, ostensibly to write a ... ...o think on that scale. Just as a man who has been trained in 49 H G Wells history and law grows to think on the scale of the Roman empire. I don’t kn... ... it, saw the Romans and the Saxons through, and for a time it was a Norman city. Now it is pasture for sheep. Latest as yet is Salisbury,— 84 The Sec... ...d travelling about Eu- rope. My father is rather a big business man in New York.” “The oil Grammont?” “He is rather deep in oil, I believe. He is comi... ...en bank there just coming into sight must be Old Sarum. The little ancient city that faded away when Salisbury lifted its spire into the world. We wil... ...sgusted him. He fought against it as a possibility. Once some woman in New York had ventured to hint something to him of some fellow, some affair with...

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...racters in their classes, than by a too fastidious attention to originals. New York having but one county of Otsego, and the Susquehanna but one prope... ...ers in their classes, than by a too fastidious attention to originals. New York having but one county of Otsego, and the Susquehanna but one proper so... ...one proper source, there can be no mistake as to the site of the tale. The history of this district of coun- 4 The Pioneers try, so far as it is conn... ...oon told. Otsego, in common with most of the interior of the prov- ince of New Y ork, was included in the county of Albany pre- viously to the war of ... ...eridional line drawn through the centre of the State. As the waters of New York flow either southerly into the Atlan- tic or northerly into Ontario an... ...der that the latter might enjoy the ad- vantages of an education which the city of New York could only offer at that period. A few months afterward de... ... accomplish. The whole were grouped in a manner that aped the streets of a city, and were evidently so arranged by the directions of one who looked to... ...ieve the man a murderer? Oh, no! he is too wily, too cowardly , for such a crime. But let him and his daughter riot in their wealth—a day of retribu- ... ...rd that they have added the death of their queen to the long list of their crimes.” “Les monstres!” again murmured Monsieur Le Quoi, turn- ing himself...