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The Crushed Flower and Other Stories

CHAPTER IV
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Yes, to a harlot.

But if you only knew, Thomas, what an unfortunate woman she was.

For two days she had had nothing to eat." "Are you sure of that ?" said Thomas in confusion.
"Yes! Of course I am.

I myself spent two days with her, and saw that she ate and drank nothing except red wine.

She tottered from exhaustion, and I was always falling down with her." Thereupon Thomas got up quickly, and, when he had gone a few steps away, he flung out at Judas: "You seem to be possessed of Satan, Judas." And as he went away, he heard in the approaching twilight how dolefully the heavy money-box rattled in Judas' hands.


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