Fantastic Fables

By: Bierce, Ambrose

Book Excerpt: you get off into the water."It occurred that way.The Crimson CandleA MAN lying at the point of death called his wife to his bedside and said: "I am about to leave you forever; give me, therefore, one last proof of your affection and fidelity, for, according to our holy religion, a married man seeking admittance at the gate of Heaven is required to swear that he has never defiled himself with an unworthy woman. In my desk you will find a crimson candle, which has been blessed by the High Priest and has a peculiar mystical significance. Swear to me that while it is in existence you will not remarry."The Woman swore and the Man died. At the funeral the Woman stood at the head of the bier, holding a lighted crimson candle till it was wasted entirely away.The Blotted Escutcheon and the Soiled ErmineA BLOTTED Escutcheon, rising to a question of privilege, said: "Mr. Speaker, I wish to hurl back an allegation and explain that the spotRead Mo

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798713777487
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"