A Paris Marriage Shrouded in Secrets and Debt
Lady Caraven grows wary of her cold husband amid a strained Paris interlude. He reveals to her that their union was forced by her father to avert his ruin, offering wealth in exchange for the title. She learns she has been used as a pawn, and vows she would have refused the arrangement if the truth had been known.
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Caraven
Paris
Gildred
Hollies
Hildred
Comte de Quesns
Comte
Lord Garaven
Lord Caraven
Baden Baden
Jook
Tady Caraven
Sarensmere
Toney
Serkans
Uwildred
Bestig
Lord Carate
Riliierés
Canaven
Bildred
Dreda
Qurint
Lady Caraven
Orca
Ravensmere
Louis
Bec
Christ
Nou
Iisfortune
Fathay
Train
Stgny
Jim
Bossani
Paradise
Fortunas
New Orleans
Tess
Jess
Jane
Lanzlig Gardens
Kijak
John Milton
Bourdalone
Heaven
Lily
Paul
Rome
Payson
Portland
President Edwards
Princeton
George Cockaran
Atlantic
Tre
St. John
An Old Bachelor's Comic Engagement Tale
A middle aged bachelor recalls a failed engagement amid a comical scene with a talkative parrot in the aunt's house. Polly mocks him, the letter ends the match, and six months later the aunt marries someone named Charles. The tale closes noting the common house sparrow's speed of ninety five miles per hour.
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Polly
Charlie
Harry
Charties
Making the Best of Everything Amid Life and Death Sermon
A preacher urges finding joy by chasing melancholy with gospel tools. He extols seeing bright light in clouds, contrasts financial loss with spiritual riches, and comforts bereaved families by envisioning heaven, urging practical virtue and self-denial to secure lasting happiness.
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Talmage
India
Fan
Lucifer
Qvorkt
Imber
Pillow
Uirone
Palm Branch
Lony
Heaven
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