The End of a Secret Past Revealed in Moonlit Return
In a moonlit confrontation at a cross near Colworth Helen confronts Paul about their tangled past. He recounts a lifetime of hidden marriage, deceit, and loss, revealing Edith’s manipulation, Arthur Dennys’s secret, and Helen's enduring bond with Paul as they face a future together.
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Europe
Asia
America
Edith
Arthur
Colworth
Langham
Helen
Cosworth
Arthur Dennys
Sydenham Villa
A Great French Etcher Charles Meryon’s Early Life
The French etcher Charles Meryon 1821–? grew up in the navy, studied at Brest in 1837, sailed the world including Athens and New Zealand, then chose engraving over painting due to color blindness. He resigned as a lieutenant in 1845 and trained with Blery, later admiring Zeeman as an influence on his etching craft.
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Paul
Helen
India
Charles Meryon
Brest
Pall Mall Gazette
Athens
New Zealand
M. Burty
Meryon
M. Blery
Zeeman
Blery
Glass Eye Artist Scares Yokohama Coolies Away
A San Francisco artist with a glass eye settled in Yokohama but was shunned by local coolies after an eerie incident. An old man hired as his night fan supposedly slept while box insects buzzed nearby, then vanished. Word of the tale spread, and no Japanese worker would fan him again. The tale ends with a wry exchange about global doom.
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Arthur
London
Australia
Edith
Cosworth
Southampton
Attaz
Paul
San Francisco
Yokohama
Yorkville
Wolman
Wit on Studies by Francis Bacon Essay
A compact summary of Bacons Essay on Studies. It argues studies delight utility and ornament and aid judgment while warning against overreliance. It links reading, conferencing, writing, and various disciplines to mental growth and practical wisdom.
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Francis Bacon
Charles the First and the Restored Coffin Head
Chronicle of Charles I from his trial in 1649 to his burial at Windsor and Westminster Abbey. Notes the removal of his body to St James and the later 1813 opening of the coffin showing the ax fissure and bloodstains, plus a sea warning about Bay of Biscay gales and a final musing.
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Charles the First
Westminster Hall
Charles
Cotton House
Whitehall
St. James’ Palace
Juxon
St. James
Windsor
St George's Chapel
Westminster Abbey
Charles I
Prince Tegent
George IV
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Minneapolis, Minn
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Kansas
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Chicago
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Lay, Iowa
Morgan's Drug Store
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Shortley
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Perry, Iowa
William Money
J. W. Busbell & CO
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Perry
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BC Ditenzece
Citizens State Bank
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H. J. Holmes
National Park Bank
New York
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D. J. Pattee
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Allen Breed
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Jac Clementa
ME. Moody
K. EB. Platt
M. Solmes
W. H. McCammon
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Darrow Investment Co
Union Block Perry
H. A. Rouse
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