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Allan's Wife, Paperback / softback Book

Allan's Wife Paperback / softback

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It may be remembered that in the last pages of his diary, written just before his death, Allan Quatermain makes allusion to his long dead wife, stating that he has written of her fully elsewhere. When his death was known, his papers were handed to myself as his literary executor.

Among them I found two manuscripts, of which the following is one.

The other is simply a record of events wherein Mr. Quatermain was not personally concerned-a Zulu novel, the story of which was told to him by the hero many years after the tragedy had occurred.

But with this we have nothing to do at present. I have often thought (Mr. Quatermain's manuscript begins) that I would set down on paper the events connected with my marriage, and the loss of my most dear wife.

Many years have now passed since that event, and to some extent time has softened the old grief, though Heaven knows it is still keen enough.

On two or three occasions I have even begun the record.

Once I gave it up because the writing of it depressed me beyond bearing, once because I was suddenly called away upon a journey, and the third time because a Kaffir boy found my manuscript convenient for lighting the kitchen fire.

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