Why not continue with my coffee in the morning, my kings and cabinets and national chess at noon, my opera at night, and let the poor devil go? Why, but that justice is brought home to every member of society, -- that naked duty requires no shirking of such responsibility, -- that, had I failed here, the crime might, with reason, lie at my door and multiply, the criminal increase himself?
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Prescott, a notable American writer, is famous for her novels, poems and detective stories. She gave a new and unique touch to the Gothic romances. Her works were published as serials in different journals and magazine; these earned her great recognition.
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IT WAS THE DAY of Madame de St. Cyr's dinner, an event I never missed; for, the mistress of a mansion in the Faubourg St. Germain, there still lingered about her the exquisite grace and good-breeding peculiar to the old regime, that insensibly communicates itself to the guests till they move in an atmosphere of ease that constitutes the charm of home. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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IT WAS THE DAY of Madame de St. Cyr's dinner, an event I never missed; for, the mistress of a mansion in the Faubourg St. Germain, there still lingered about her the exquisite grace and good-breeding peculiar to the old regime, that insensibly communicates itself to the guests till they move in an atmosphere of ease that constitutes the charm of home. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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