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ISBN: 1331405092

Excerpt from The Complete Works of Mark Twain: The Mysterious StrangerThe whole region for leagues around was the hereditary property of a prince, whose servants kept the castle always in… Plus…

Excerpt from The Complete Works of Mark Twain: The Mysterious StrangerThe whole region for leagues around was the hereditary property of a prince, whose servants kept the castle always in perfect condition for occupancy, but neither he nor his family came there oftener than once in five years. When they came it was as if the lord of the world had arrived, and had brought all the glories of its kingdoms along; and when they went they left a calm behind which was like the deep sleep which follows an orgy.Eseldorf was a paradise for us boys. We were not overmuch pestered with schooling. Mainly we were trained to be good Christians; to revere the Virgin, the Church, and the saints above everything. Beyond these matters we were not required to know much; and, in fact, not allowed to. Knowledge was not good for the common people, and could make them discontented with the lot which God had appointed for them, and God would not endure discontentment with His plans. We had two priests. One of them, Father Adolf, was a very zealous and strenuous priest, much considered.There may have been better priests, in some ways, than Father Adolf, but there was never one in our commune who was held in more solemn and awful respect. This was because he had absolutely no fear of the Devil.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com anthologies,children's,children's books,classics,comics and graphic novels,contemporary,fantasy,fiction,history,history and criticism Comics & Graphic Novels, Forgotten Books<