Shelley's elopement; a study of the most romantic episode in literary history

Harvey Alexander 1868-

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1 .* ^* &^ 1Av, W-**&, J>bJ^/ "There was a second attack Mr.upon Shelley that she blazed forth. Her hands werenight," with the dishes while her ran on.busy tongue had back to when she"Mrs. bedShelley gone heard off She ran down andpistols go again. saw flannel shotBysshe's nightgown through. Thank the ball went theHeaven, through gown and he remained unhurt. That was because was Had he stoodBysshe standing sideways. the the ball must have killedwindow,fronting him. fired his but it would notBysshe pistol go off" a fool of cried"Stop making yourself!" Mary. "The in the town believed it allshopkeepers part of a trick to let withoutShelley get away paying bills."his a lie !""That's vociferated Fanny. In her to defend her friend she al-eagerness tolowed a china to the floor.great platter drop It shivered into for anFanny gazedfragments. instant at the ruin and then burst into tears. She to lift the one one fromessayed fragments by the floor. she stood ASuddenly upright. quick Elopement Shelley's was in her dark as she turnedeyesfury flaming on Mary. "It is who are in love with !" criedyou Shelley She restraint in theFanny. forgot every despera- tion to which she was driven the of hertauntsby tormentor. "What if I have toallowed myself be moved this man? Do I not live here inby !"neglect had risen to her feet at the first ofMary sign loss of self control.

Sujets

• Shelley

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 12
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS
A the AchievementStudy of
a Artistof LiterarySHELLEY'S ELOPEMENT
THEA STUDY OF MOST ROMANTIC
IN LITERARY HISTORYEPISODE
BY ALEXANDER HARVEY
NEW YORK ALFRED A KNOPF MCMXVIIIBYCOPYRIGHT, 1918,
ALFRED A. INC.KNOPF,
Published 1918SeptemberTO
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