Word: wente
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...balcony. Good Heavens! how I recoiled! Such a look - so full of vindictive hatred - I hope I may never see again on the face of any human being. Bertha noted its reflection in mine, and quickly turned her head. He spoke no word, but beckoned, and she went to him. I felt a mad desire to step between them - that he ought hardly to be trusted with his own daughter, but I could only hold my peace...
...impatient to start, that I am afraid I was for a moment disgusted with the honest skipper. He went up to the hotel, and soon returned with a suspiciously large lunch for one person. We took the little fishing-sloop that lay bumping against the pier, and started forth. The wind had freshened, and the sea was pretty rough. The Rosa was just in sight, and we bore down upon it with all sail, - which was one sail. I was trembling with excitement, and I could see that even the grim old captain was not indifferent to the emotions...
...chagrin was great, but it could not be compared to the dread I have had since then, for passing the house next day I noticed hanging from one of the windows a little red flag, denoting that some one in the house was sick with a contagious disease. I went home and burned all the clothes I wore on the day of my call. This happened a month ago, and I am all right up to the present date. It was a narrow escape, though. Since I have calmly considered the matter, I have come to the conclusion that Rosalie...
That she was happy once: she went...
...went up to bed and fell asleep almost immediately, and dreamed about Bertha, as you might imagine. I cannot even now recall that dream without a feeling of horror...