This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ...enough together to make us all brothers and sisters." "I am so accustomed to hear Eric speak of your sister as Marie," said Carl. "But this letter is not from him," he added, in a tone of disappointment. "It is from a friend of mine who was very kind to me once, when I was very ill--indeed, saved my life--and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ...enough together to make us all brothers and sisters." "I am so accustomed to hear Eric speak of your sister as Marie," said Carl. "But this letter is not from him," he added, in a tone of disappointment. "It is from a friend of mine who was very kind to me once, when I was very ill--indeed, saved my life--and what is most vexatious is, that it will oblige me to leave Rome for a few days. He implores me to go and finish an altar-piece, left in a half unfinished state by the illness of the artist who began it. My friend is the Cure of Arqui, a small village about four leagues off. I will write it down for you. You had better come here, and wait for Eric's return." "I will wait here all day long until he comes," said Ernst. "We must tell my mother and Marie the clue we have to his wild flight from Rabenstein. How it will gladden Marie's heart to know that she is so devotedly loved!" "And we must bring her and our mother here to see this beautiful picture of the wolf-hunt," said Katrine. Carl hired a conveyance, and went to Arqui, the small village where his friend lived. He arrived there the day after the festa, and met the good cure. "I knew you would come," said the father, his face brightening with pleasure, as he shook the young man's hand; but I am sorry that you have had your journey for nothing. The picture is finished by another painter, and the festa took place yesterday. Oome and see it!." On their way to the church, he told Carl how he had met with the strange artist. At first Carl listened abstractedly, for he was thinking where could Eric be; but when the cure began to describe this artist, Carl listened attentively. By this time they had reached the church, ...
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