Two Miracles part 3
She had made her will in favor of the Church of the Miracles, and day and night besought the merciful Madonna to give her...
Two Miracles part 2
Batora` house, with its carved wooden balconies, commanding a view of the church, stood out against the clear horizon in the ruddy September sunset,...
Two Miracles part 1
Grazia Deledda (1871-1936)
Born in Sardinia in 1871, Grazia Deledda achieved conspicuous success in her novels and stories, which are for the most part concerned...
The Substitute part 9
“Here they are!” suddenly shouted the victorious miser. “Here they are, my louis, my dear treasure; and in the Sunday vest of that little...
The Substitute part 8
He often borrowed from his friend his scanty savings, and he forgot to repay. Jean Francois, feeling that he was abandoned; jealous and forgiving...
The Substitute part 7
On holidays they together took long walks in the environs of Paris, and dined under an arbor in one of those small country inns...
The Substitute part 6
Whoever is not worked to death in the hell of the galleys comes out agile and robust, and I learned there to climb ropes...
The Substitute part 5
Nothing was changed: neither the bright light shining in at the great windows, nor the crucifix over the desk, nor the rows of benches...
The Substitute part 4
Taken, in a cast of the net, with some young loafers who robbed drunkards sleeping on the streets, he denied very earnestly haying taken...
The Substitute part 3
They assumed, however, an air of great dignity on those days when a newcomer was brought in among them, at first entertaining him gravely...
