Dorothy the Puritan; the Story of a Strange Delusion
The book Dorothy the Puritan; the Story of a Strange Delusion was written by author Field, Eugene, 1850-1895 Here you can read free online of Dorothy the Puritan; the Story of a Strange Delusion book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Dorothy the Puritan; the Story of a Strange Delusion a good or bad book?
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She rested her back against the soft, damp earth that composed the bank, and clasping her hands upon her breast, raised her head and gazed intently into the radiant sky. " If that little cloud that comes blowing from the north," she said aloud, " doth cross the moon and dim its light, I deem it a sign that should I tell the truth, all the light in my life would depart ; then I will not speak. If it passes by the moon, then I will tell the truth, and take it for an omen that the light shall stil...l shine for me again." With the relief of having the decision made by an agency outside her own will— a voice from heaven, as she had chosen to interpret it — she rose from her low position, .and stood watching the oncoming of the cloud. There was a weird fascination in thus having nature indicate what fate still held in store for her. On came the cloud, driven swiftly before the wind. At first it appeared to avoid the moon, and shifted in an uncertain manner ; then . it broke slightly. Suddenly the wind rose to greater volume, and with a sound like the beating of the surf upon a rocky 148 DOROTHY THE PURITAN.
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