Michael IV part 22
The Escape Of Alousianus To Bulgaria
45. The war had not yet broken out when a most astonishing thing happened — something nearly as amazing...
The Dove and the Crow 2
But the crow insisted. Matters of personal interest and friendship, he said, are decided by our inclination. We do not consider distance or the...
Lulu`s Triumph part 7
“No; he is going to his club, where there is a directors` meeting. I am going to profit by it and go to the...
Michael IV part 7
14. It has often been a cause of surprise to me, when I have sat with him at banquets, to observe how a man,...
Michael IV part 23
He referred to his father in an impersonal way, as though he himself was a member of another family. He then proceeded to speak...
The History of Susanna 1
The History of Susanna (From The Apocrypha)
Susanna was originally a part of the Book of Daniel, but was set apart as apocryphal, because it...
Lulu`s Triumph part 8
“Lulu did not expect you—I am sorry—”
“Oh, it does not matter,” interrupted Roberto.
The interruption was too quick, and hardly flattering to the absent one....
Michael IV part 8
16. So much then for the brothers. Let us return to the emperor. For some time he treated Zoe with marked consideration, but that...
Michael IV part 24
This proposition being acceptable to the emperor, further communications passed between them, in great secrecy, as Alousianus had desired. In accordance with the terms...
The Jewish Mother 1
Biblical Literature
It is not surprising that the stories scattered so profusely through the Bible, the Apocrypha, and the Talmud, should be mostly moral tales....
