The Project Gutenberg eBook, Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster, by F. Marion Crawford

Title: Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster

Author: F. Marion Crawford

Release Date: September 18, 2005 [eBook #16720]

Language: English

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Marzio's Crucifix

and

Zoroaster

BY F. MARION CRAWFORD

Contents

HE MOVED NOT THROUGH THE LONG HOURS OF DAY.
—Zoroaster.

THE NOVELS OF F. MARION CRAWFORD

In Twenty-five Volumes, Authorized Edition

Marzio's Crucifix

Zoroaster

BY F. MARION CRAWFORD

WITH FRONTISPIECE

P.F. COLLIER & SON
NEW YORK

1887

MARZIO'S CRUCIFIX

CHAPTER I

"The whole of this modern fabric of existence is a living lie!" cried Marzio Pandolfi, striking his little