The book The Slave of the Lamp: a Posthumous Novel was written by author North, William, D. 1854 Here you can read free online of The Slave of the Lamp: a Posthumous Novel book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Slave of the Lamp: a Posthumous Novel a good or bad book?
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Her position will be very unpleasant ; besides, I owe her fifty dollars. Pshaw, what are the paltry obligations of society to a soul about to take a plunge into eternity?" " Sir, sir," cried the Professor, " consider, I shall be accused of the murder 1" ^ " I will leave a writing to explain," said Mondel. The Professor relapsed into exhaustion. Mondel returned to his room, and once more raised his pistol. He pulled the trigger — the hammer descended on the cap— the cap ignited, and no explo- si...on followed! Without an instant's hesitation, Mondel adjusted the second pistol, and immediately fired — with the same result 184 THE SLAVE OF THE LAMP. " Wonderful !" exclaimed the would-be suicide. " Not at all ; I drew the charges," said a well- known voice. At this moment the door opened, and Peregrine Cope stood on the threshold. " Why, how on earth did you enter at this hour?" " By a very simple magic — by a latch-key which fits your door. I had a presentiment that something was wrong with yon." "How so?" "You broke your appointment with me, and as yon and I have agreed long ago that only snobs break appointments, I knew there was cause for it.
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