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nearly-forgotten treasuresHe was not given to the unfortunate habit of thinking.
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Oliver's creditors, far and wide, learned the facts of the situation immediately by that occult process common to creditors, and which seems to have all the necessary mysteriousness of a psychological miracle about it.
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He felt the insane desire to go and throttle him, which with passionate men is the result of receiving an insult—especially a well-deserved one.
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He knew quite well that she was one with whom sweetness was second nature; that she would smile even when sticking the knife in, should she ever decide to commit a murder in that disagreeable way.
Here is another romantic "sensational" novel by Mabel Collins, published the same year as Morial the Mahatma. Whereas the other work focuses on occultism, this one centers on mesmerism, using it to create Gothic tension through jealousy, desperation, misunderstanding, and psychological horror. The style makes a number of sympathetic observations of the strengths and weakness of the various characters, and is not without its occasional quip.
The text is taken from this scan of the 1892 edition, backed up by this scan. Obvious errors were corrected, including chapter numbers.
So here it is: the master HTML version, the home-brew Kindle version, and the actual Amazon publication.
December 20, 2025