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A _spectrum_ of the deceased appeared to multitudes of persons, playing horrible pranks, and occasioning indescribable consternation throughout the whole town. A SPECTRUM OF THE DECEASED APPEARED TO MULTITUDES OF PERSONS PLAYING HORRIBLE PRANKS AND OCCASIONING INDESCRIBABLE CONSTERNATION THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TOWN
tensely; but he wanted to see the suffering embodied in outward signs, bringing it within the region over which his pencil held sway. He kept on, therefore, trying one thing after another, and rousing the poor youth to agony; till to his other sufferings were added, at length, those of failing health; a fact which notified itself evidently enough even for Teufelsbürst, though its signs were not of the sort he chiefly desired. But Karl endured all bravely. Meantime, for various reasons, he scarcely ever left the house. I must now interrupt the course of my story to introduce another element. A few years before the period of my tale, a certain shoemaker of the city had died under circumstances more than suggestive of suicide. He was buried, however, with such precautions, that six weeks elapsed before the rumour of the facts broke out; upon which rumour, not before, the most fearful reports began to be circulated, supported by what seemed to the people of Prague incontestable evidence.--  SECTION TWO OF THE CRUEL PAINTER THIS IS A LIVERPOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY NED TROXLE THE CRUEL PAINTER BY GEORGE MAC DONALD SECTION TWO I MUST NOW INTERRUPT THE COURSE OF MY STORY TO INTRODUCE ANOTHER ELEMENT A FEW YEARS BEFORE THE PERIOD OF MY TALE A CERTAIN SHOEMAKER OF THE CITY HAD DIED UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES MORE THAN SUGGESTIVE OF SUICIDE HE WAS BURIED HOWEVER WITH SUCH PRECAUTIONS THAT SIX WEEKS ELAPSED BEFORE THE RUMOR OF THE FACTS BROKE OUT UPON WHICH RUMOR NOT BEFORE THE MOST FEARFUL REPORTS BEGAN TO BE CIRCULATED SUPPORTED BY WHAT SEEMED TO THE PEOPLE OF PRAGUE INCONTESTABLE EVIDENCE
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