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Page 89
... father for a ransom ; no ransom was sent . The daughter of the pirate chief forced the youth to promise he would marry her if he were freed ; he promised . She left her father and followed the young man . He returned to his father and ...
... father for a ransom ; no ransom was sent . The daughter of the pirate chief forced the youth to promise he would marry her if he were freed ; he promised . She left her father and followed the young man . He returned to his father and ...
Page 137
... father and son for the reward of- fered to the man who has fought most nobly . When the son wins and demands as his reward certain public honors for his father , this gener- ous behavior is countered by the father's furious renunciation ...
... father and son for the reward of- fered to the man who has fought most nobly . When the son wins and demands as his reward certain public honors for his father , this gener- ous behavior is countered by the father's furious renunciation ...
Page 206
... father refuses this compromise , and after further discussion in which some of the soldiers energetically sup- port the father , it is decided to settle the matter by lot , with the under- standing that if the father wins he shall have ...
... father refuses this compromise , and after further discussion in which some of the soldiers energetically sup- port the father , it is decided to settle the matter by lot , with the under- standing that if the father wins he shall have ...
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