Look at him! He closed his eyes, crouched low, and with one…

Look at him! He closed his eyes, crouched low, and with one leap he jumped straight through the waterfall. Opening his eyes at once and raising his head to look around, he saw that there was neither water nor waves inside, only a gleaming shining bridge. He paused to collect himself and looked more carefully again: it was a bridge made of sheet iron. The water beneath it surged through a hole in the rock to reach the outside, filling in all the space under the arch. With bent body he climbed on the bridge, looking about as he walked, and discovered a beautiful place that seemed to be some kind of residence. 

Obviously, I must give in to you,  Because, it seems, you ar…

Obviously, I must give in to you,  Because, it seems, you are a person who  Refuses to believe anything I say.  Live testimony only can convey  The truth of passion here, no more, no less.  That it should go that far, I must confess,  Is such a pity. But I’ll cross the line,  And give myself to you. I won’t decline  Your offer, sir, to vanquish me right here.  But let me make one point extremely clear:  If there’s a moral judgment to be made,  If anyone here feels the least betrayed,  Then none of that will be my fault. 

A cold wind suddenly filled the room and in a moment the hou…

A cold wind suddenly filled the room and in a moment the house had vanished—in its place was only the fresh beauty of a vaulted mountain recess…Trapped, he groped frantically about him… could not control his rage. Blinding , he snatched the dagger away and denounced the would-be killer under the blade of his own knife. “If your greed allows you to murder so easily, then I can kill your brutish sort without a second thought,” said and sent head flying across the room with a single sweep of the blade. Still overcome by anger, went that same night and seized the physiognomist and pushed her into the room…He chastised her; then slit her throat.