id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 5537 Ebers, Georg A Thorny Path — Volume 08 .txt text/plain 18913 1041 82 few minutes Melissa, her hands clasping the slave's withered arm, was He laid his right hand upon her head as if in blessing; but Melissa "Father!" cried Melissa, scarcely able to command her voice. Pale, incapable of uttering a word, Melissa stood before her father; but "I am promised to Diodoros, and shall hold fast to him and my love; tell Here they were received by Philostratus, who hardly gave Melissa time to philosopher took the girl's hand and said, kindly:--"You must come with me Here she begged Melissa to dry her eyes, and arranging the girl's hair "O my lord, that aged man!" cried Melissa, clasping her hands, Therefore, when Philostratus spoke words of praise, and Melissa thanked Melissa raised both voice and hands in entreaty, but in vain. Melissa turned toward the emperor, and stretching out beseeching hands, asked yourself what would be the fate of a girl like Melissa if she were ./cache/5537.txt ./txt/5537.txt