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Title: The universal anthology ; a collection of the best literature, ancient, mediaeval and modern, with biographical and explanatory notes
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Garnett, Richard, 1835-1906
Subjects: Literature
Publisher: London : Clarke Co., Ltd. New York : Merrill & Baker Paris : E. Terquem Berlin : Bibliothek Verlag
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s turned crimson, and squeezed his hands hardbetween his knees. Is this really God, or isnt it ? hethought to himself. It seems as if it must be, because heknows everything, and yet, — if it is God, where does he keephis angels ? The vision continued: It is not enough that you arewell-behaved in school, — you should study, and fix your mindon what you are reading, and remember it. If not, I shallget angry with you, and dont come then asking me why theydont find a place for your grandfather. And as I tell youthis, I will tell you too that you are right in being angry withPaul. Hes a common fellow, with bad manners, and deservesto have a red pepper rubbed on his tongue when he calls youMiau. But you must be a man, and when they cry out Miau, you must bear it in silence. They might say worsethings ! This made Luis feel better, and he forgot himself so faras to cry out, My eye, if I catch him! No, my son, you should leave fighting to the bigger boys, Rapt in Vision By Andrea del Sarto
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MIAU. 98 and give all your time to your lessons. Now in geography,to-day, how did you ever happen to answer that France wasbounded on the north by the Danube, and that the Po flowedthrough the town of Pau? How absurd! Do you imagineI made the world for you and other rascals like you to pullit to pieces every day in the week ? But I really do know my lessons sometimes. Now I knewthat you did not give the Commandments to Serior Moses on atable, as I said, but on a tablet, — well then, on two tablets.And if you are God why didnt your angels come with you ?Where are your angels ? For although Luis used the familiar thou when saying his prayers, he thought the formal you — in Spanish Usted — more proper when speaking to theDeity face to face. Little boys should not ask too many questions. And nowyou must go home with the letter. Your poor, dear grand-papa ! How disappointed he will be when he opens it andfinds no money in it. But he must bear up. The times arehard, very hard, very ha

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