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Identifier: ArenaMagazine-Volume40 (find matches)
Title: Arena magazine - Volume 40
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: B.O. Flower (ed.)
Subjects: Progressivism -- United States liberalism reformism social reform Christian Socialism Gay 90s political commentary Benjamin Orange Flower Progressive era social gospel
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evil (Aside)—Shut up! (Exits.) The model returns to the room andKarl offers to marry her. She, knowingthat his feeling is not genuine, refuseshim and hurries from the room just*asThe Devil enters. To the artist TheDevil tells the story of how he once losta coin that he did not need. But he shothis servant, whom he suspected of havingit, merely because he felt an intensedesire to possess the coin, cost what itit might. He continues: I would have given it away, but itslipped through my fingers, and whateverslips through our fingers, that is just theone thing we want. In this manner he continues, workingthe artist up to a high nervous?pitch.Then he compares Olga to the lost coin. Devil—And that little woman willbecome dearer and more precious to youevery day—you will realize that she couldhave given you wings; that her tempera-ment, her beauty, her passion would havebeen the inspiration of your work. Allthis you will realize when she has slippedaway. You could have become a master,
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EDWIN STEVENS AS THE DEVIL. a giant! Not by loving your art, but byloving her. But you wont know until itis too late—too late! (He now takes theshawl that has been over Olgas shoulders Digitized by Google 544 The Devil: A Powerful Drama of Mental Suggestion. and throws it over Karls, forcing him tosee it.) This shawl has touched herbosom. (Karl clasps it and touches hislips to it.) Think what you might havebeen to e*ch other! What divine happi-ness, not because she is beautiful—no,but because you Karl (Throwing away shawl)—Bequiet! Be quiet! Do you want to driveme mad? Devil—Frightened again! A life thathas not been squandered, that has notbeen lived! Karl—Why do you tell me all this?What do you want? (Horrified.) Whosent you ? Devil—Nobody, no one; I am here. Karl—No, I tell you. I have knownher all these years and we Ve been goodfriends only, and well remain goodfriends, nothing else! I do nt want thefound sovereign! Devil—If it slips away—if anotherman runs away w

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