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Title: Victor's Triumph
Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend

Author: Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

Release Date: August 19, 2009 [EBook #29729]

Language: English

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VICTOR'S TRIUMPH

SEQUEL TO

A BEAUTIFUL FIEND

BY MRS. E. D. E. N. SOUTHWORTH

AUTHOR OF "TRIED FOR HER LIFE," "THE LOST HEIRESS,"
"ALLWORTH ABBEY," ETC., ETC.

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Cruel as the Grave.

Curse of Clifton, The.

Deserted Wife.

Discarded Daughter.

Hidden Hand.

India.

Ishmael; or, In the Depths.

Lost Heiress, The.

Miriam, the Avenger.

Missing Bride, The.

Mother-in-Law, The.

Mystery of a Dark Hollow.

Retribution.

Self-Raised; or, From the Depths.

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Tried for Her Life.

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VICTOR'S TRIUMPH.

CHAPTER I.

SAMSON AND DELILAH.

Thus he grew
Tolerant of what he half disdained. And she,
Perceiving that she was but half disdained,
Began to break her arts with graver fits--
Turn red or pale, and often, when they met,
Sigh deeply, or, all-silent, gaze upon him
With such a fixed devotion, that the old man,
Though doubtful, felt t