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It was with no small satisfaction that Talbot found himself one day established in one of Budapest's best hotels. He had gone first to Vienna, where he had used his credentials to such good purpose that he had been furnished with other letters to the proper persons in Budapest. He felt that his search for Donald was nearing an end, and, he hoped, a successful one. He had told the people at the American legation of his experience with the Hungarian revolutionists in Paris, and they had not only taken…-
49.1 K • Completed
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Talbot walked slowly away from the house. He didn't doubt that he had been wise to refuse to be drawn into the scheme, whatever it was. It might be that the plotters would have been able to help him; they certainly had hindered him, but his judgment told him that he had acted wisely. The question now was, whether to go on without further thought of them, or to try to figure out first what the extent of their power was, and so be in a position to elude it. There was young Hopkins at the embassy ;…
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49.1 K • Completed
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One day not long before they expected to reach Havre, Talbot was taking his customary look at the horses when Harry Furness came to him and said: "May I speak with you, Mr. Talbot?" "Certainly." "I want to explain why I went out in the boat with you." "The truth, Harry ?" Harry flushed. "Yes, sir. The fact that I didn't try to deceive you when you asked me ought to show that I'm not a liar." "I don't think you're a liar; but on the other hand it would have been hard, on the spur of the…
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49.1 K • Completed
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Talbot was not so silly as to be a woman hater. He had had a bitter experience once, however, and since then had had no desire to know any woman intimately. He was sorry that this beautiful young woman had been placed where common decency would compel him to be polite to her for maybe ten days, unless — and he smiled grimly — they had bad weather and she was kept in her stateroom. She certainly was exceedingly beautiful; and it was immediately evident that the other men on board were ready to…
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49.1 K • Completed
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The trainload of horses had been delivered and paid for, and Chester Talbot was preparing to return to his ranch, anxious to be on his way. He had remained in Hoboken all the time; hadn't crossed the river to the big city. If there was any bitterness in his feeling for his old home, it didn't show in his conduct. He had stood on the end of the wharf, while the horses were being loaded on the steamer, studying the wonderful sky line across the river with interest and admiration. He had not wavered for…
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49.1 K • Completed
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Oh, how cruel! Make him stop! Somebody make him stop!" A lot of several hundred horses was being loaded on a train at a siding in Texas, destined for the British troops in France. It was a scene of excitement, noise, and bustle; frightened horses plunging, biting, kicking, squealing; men shouting and swearing. A party of men and women, betrayed by their dress as strangers, were sitting their horses, grouped together, watching the proceedings with a lively interest. The horses were all broken, but…
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49.1 K • Completed
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The Soft-Hearted God I’m a bored god, just drifting around the cosmos, swapping stories with other immortals. One day, cruising by this little blue dot, I was startled by a wish so intense it almost pulled me off my starry ride. Curious, I peeked down. A human girl, Lin Qian was praying, wishing only for her Hanhan to live safe and well. I skimmed her life and saw immediately she and her beloved were meant to keep missing each other, condemned to lonely fates. That annoyed me, so, after giving…-
6.1 K • Ongoing
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I bawled outside the operating room, almost in hysterics until my game-obsessed brain chimed in: If the Feverish Longing skin was available before the actual event date, Xu couldn’t possibly die, right? I scrambled for my phone. In-game, Hanhan lay unconscious, HP bar draining fast. I tapped him over and over nothing. Just when despair hit, a dialogue box popped up: “Are you willing to give your life for the one you love?” Without thinking, I hit “Yes.” Xu had just risked everything…
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6.1 K • Ongoing
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I kept raising Hanhan; recently the developers even unlocked some new storyline missions. In those animated flashbacks, my cub appeared as a hidden, chronically ill illegitimate child lonely, sickly, cooped up in a grand villa, regularly subjected to medical procedures, and constantly bullied by older kids. The scene lingered on him gazing through the window his only view of the world so full of isolation and helplessness it stung. I glanced over at Xu reading, and couldn't help but wonder: If Hanhan…
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6.1 K • Ongoing
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As the days passed, I got the hang of everything at YiFan Group and gradually boosted Hanhan’s affinity. But I didn’t see the cub for several days the game said he was “on a business trip,” and the white rose bouquet vanished too. Without Hanhan around, I felt a weird sense of loss. No other game had ever made me care this much. Before he even returned, a special event dropped: a Valentine’s Day exclusive skin “Corporate Enforcer.” The new gacha banner taunted me, reminding me…
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6.1 K • Ongoing
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