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The semi-barbaric king had a daughter whom he loved deeply. She was as passionate, fanciful, and strong as her father and was (51)______ to him. As is the case in many fairy tales, this daughter, the apple of her father’s eye, was in love with a young man (52)______was below her in station. He was a commoner. He was also brave, handsome, and daring, and he loved the royal daughter (53)______all his being. The princess had enough barbarism in her (54)______their love affair was dramatic… too dramatic. It was a secret for months, but then the king found out about it. 

The king didn’t hesitate for a minute. He sent the young man to prison and (55)______a date for his trial in the arena. When the date arrived, everyone in the kingdom wanted to attend. They all knew of the king’s (56)______in the case, and there was excitement in the air.

 The king's men searched for the (57)______tiger in the realm. They also searched for the fairest maiden in the land so that he could have a fitting bride (58)______he were found innocent. Of course, everyone knew that he had committed the “crime” of (59)______ the princess, but the king did not allow the facts of the case to alter his decision. The trial would go on (60)______planned. The youth would be gone no matter what happened; he would either be dead or married. The king could enjoy the proceedings for the sport of it.

 (From The Lady or the Tiger)

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Apart from his evolutionary theory, what other contributions did Darwin make in his life?

In what way did Darwin's evolutionary theory challenge the basic beliefs of his day?

Because a friend of mine asked me, I called on good-natured, talkative old Simon Wheeler and asked him about my friend's friend, Leonidas W. Smiley. [(63)This story is the result of that visit. I have a deep suspicion that Leonidas W. Smiley doesn't exist; that my friend from the East never knew such a person; and that he made the request of me as a joke.][ (64)I think he imagined that if I went to Wheeler and asked him about Smiley, then Wheeler would make up a story and bore me to death with some terribly long, exasperating, useless tale. ]If that was my friend's plan, it succeeded.

    I found Simon Wheeler dozing comfortably by the barroom stove of the dilapidated tavern in the decayed mining camp of Angel's, and I noticed that he was fat and baldheaded. [(65)He looked gentle, and his face showed him to be a happy, peaceful man.] He awakened and greeted me enthusiastically. [(66)I told him that a friend of mine had asked me to ask around about an old friend of his from childhood. ]My friend's old friend was named Leonidas W. Smiley. I further explained that my friend thought that Smiley was a young minister of the Gospel and that he lived in Angel's Camp—or at least he used to. [(67)I told Wheeler that I would be very grateful if he could tell me anything about Smiley, since I wanted to honor my friend’s request.]

 (From The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County)

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