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Orpheus, with eye-filling Jones settings, gave a comparative youngster, yellow-haired Contralto Anna Kaskas, a chance to let loose as the hero.

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Kaskas, shocked with a prophecy so contrary to his own inclination, attempted to prove the prediction false.

From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)

The fragments of the plaster, which were still upon the ground, appeared a proof that the door had been forced, and the astonishment of Kaskas carried a complete conviction of his guilt.

From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)

Behold," said he, "O ye who hear me, that which the unfortunate Kaskas hath gained by hardening himself against the decrees of his evil destiny, and despising the advice of his friends!

From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)

On this confession, which appeared to the jeweller an acknowledgment of guilt, he took Kaskas by the hand and carried him before the civil magistrate, accusing him of having stolen his pearls.

From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)