When the World Shook Chapter 19 - The Proposals of Bastin and Bickley

from The Rider Haggard Library · host Henry Rider Haggard

In which the narrator recovers from illness while experiencing a curious detachment of mind, and the enigmatic Oro visits him with grandiose designs and subtle temptations concerning the mysterious Yva. Meanwhile, Bastin and Bickley reveal their heartfelt yet unavailing proposals to Yva, whose ethereal nature and ancient wisdom set her apart from all ordinary women and weave a spell of fascination and sorrow around those who know her.

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