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    The adventures of Alphonso and Marina
    The adventures of Alphonso and Marina
    The adventures of Alphonso and Marina
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    The adventures of Alphonso and Marina

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    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      The adventures of Alphonso and Marina - Florian

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of Alphonso and Marina

      by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with

      almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or

      re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included

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      Title: Alphonso and Marina

      Author: Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian

      Editor: John Bull

      Thomas Burling

      Release Date: May 25, 2010 [EBook #32527]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ALPHONSO AND MARINA ***

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      The ADVENTURES of ALPHONSO and MARINA;

      an interesting spanish tale.

      Marina, at seventeen, was the most admired beauty in Granada. She was an orphan, and heiress to an immense fortune, under the guardianship of an old and avaricious uncle, whose name was Alonzo, and who passed his days in counting ducats, and his nights in silencing serenades, nocturnally addressed to Marina. His design was to marry her, for the sake of her great fortune, to his own son, Henriquez, who had studied ten years in the university of Salamanca, and was now able to explain Cornelius Nepos tolerably well.

      Almost all the cavaliers of Granada were in love with Marina. As they could obtain a sight of her only at mass, the church she frequented was filled with great numbers of the handsomest and most accomplished youths of the country.

      One of the most distinguished among these, was Don Alphonso, a captain of cavalry, about twenty, not very rich, but of a family of the first distinction. Handsome, polite, and witty, he attracted the eyes of all the ladies of Granada; though he himself paid attention to none but Marina, who, not insensible to his attachment, began, on her part, to take notice of her admirer.

      Two months passed away without the lovers daring to speak; nevertheless, they silently said much. At the end of that time Don Alphonso found means to convey a letter to his mistress; which informed her of what she knew before. The reserved Marina had no sooner

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