526 "The Wife of His Youth" by Charles Chesnutt
The History of Literature
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The Gift of Heaven to Man
The story had awakened a responsive thrill in many hearts. Such devotion and confidence are rare even among women. The woman has retained her affection for and her faith in a man she has not seen or heard of in all that time. She came to me today in the hope that I might be able to help her find this long lost husband. "I am old enough to remember the day when such a gathering would not have been possible in this land"
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