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                          THE DESIRE OF LIFE

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                          THE DESIRE OF LIFE
                                  By
                             MATILDE SERAO
                               AUTHOR OF
                          "AFTER THE PARDON,"
                     "THE CONQUEST OF ROME," ETC.
                      Translated from the Italian
                                  by
                        WILLIAM COLLINGE, M.A.
                         London: GREENING & CO.
                         New York: BRENTANO'S


                       PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN




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            CHAPTER I                    