Word: fright
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...wanted to go down on my knees for forgiveness. All through the morning I was unable to catch Amy alone, but in the afternoon I succeeded in doing so and begged to know what it was I had done to offend her. It seemed that she had fainted from fright, not knowing what to make of my words and actions, and that the Yale man had come along and taken her aboard, and when she came to had assured her that my trouble was intoxication, resulting from early imbibing, &c. I made my peace with Amy, explained, and was forgiven...