The Last Days of PompeiiIn ancient Pompeii an evil magician attempts to prevent a young woman from marrying the young man she loves. They escape as the volcano destroys Pompeii. |
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... hour ? Is it Glaucus ? " " So they called me in my hour of fortune . Your name , stranger ? " " Olinthus , your companion in trial and in prison . " " What ! Is it you who denies the gods ? " " Alas ! " said Olinthus . " It is you who ...
... hour ? Is it Glaucus ? " " So they called me in my hour of fortune . Your name , stranger ? " " Olinthus , your companion in trial and in prison . " " What ! Is it you who denies the gods ? " " Alas ! " said Olinthus . " It is you who ...
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... hour . Have I not prayed with you ? Have I not thought more of salvation than my own ? " your " Brave friend , " said Glaucus , " I have listened to you with wonder . If our lives had been spared , I might have followed your faith . It ...
... hour . Have I not prayed with you ? Have I not thought more of salvation than my own ? " your " Brave friend , " said Glaucus , " I have listened to you with wonder . If our lives had been spared , I might have followed your faith . It ...
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... hour is come ! " It was echoed from side to side , as all murmured , " The hour is come ! " Then came the earthquake , and so darkness fell once more upon the earth . And now more people arrived . Grasping the treas- ures their lord ...
... hour is come ! " It was echoed from side to side , as all murmured , " The hour is come ! " Then came the earthquake , and so darkness fell once more upon the earth . And now more people arrived . Grasping the treas- ures their lord ...
Contents
Two Gentlemen of Pompeii | 1 |
The Feast at Glaucus House | 15 |
At the Baths | 49 |
Copyright | |
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