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Wardon Allan Curtis. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton
The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton
Table of Contents
The Manner in Which Mr. Edward Middleton Encounters the Emir Achmed Ben Daoud
The Adventure of the Virtuous Spinster
What Befell Mr. Middleton Because of the Second Gift of the Emir
The Adventure of William Hicks
What Befell Mr. Middleton Because of the Third Gift of the Emir
The Adventure of Norah Sullivan and the Student of Heredity
What Befell Mr. Middleton Because of the Fourth Gift of the Emir
The Pleasant Adventures of Dr. McDill
What Befell Mr. Middleton Because of the Fifth Gift of the Emir
The Adventure of Miss Clarissa Dawson
What Befell Mr. Middleton Because of the Sixth Gift of the Emir
The Unpleasant Adventure of the Faithless Woman
What Befell Mr. Middleton Because of the Seventh Gift of the Emir
The Adventure of Achmed Ben Daoud
What Befell Mr. Middleton Because of the Eighth and Last Gift of the Emir
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Wardon Allan Curtis
Published by Good Press, 2019
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The sun was touching the western horizon as the steamer glided out of the river’s mouth. The wind lay dead upon the water, and for a space the pair sat in the tender light of declining day indulging in the pleasures of conversation, but at length Mr. Endicott led his wife to their stateroom.
“On this auspicious day, I wish to make you a gift,” and he handed her a thousand dollars in bills. “My presence is now required on the lower deck for a time. Be patient during my absence,” whereupon he embraced her with an ardor he had never shown before and there was in his voice a strange ring of regret and longing such as Almira had never listened to. It thrilled her very soul and bestowing upon him a shower of passionate kisses and an embrace of the utmost affection, their parting took on almost the agony of a parting for years.
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