Publisher's Synopsis
A man lying at the point of death called his wife to his bedside and said: "I am about to leave you forever; give me, therefore, one last proof of youraffection and fidelity, for, according to our holy religion, a married manseeking cat the gate of Heaven is required to swear that he hasnever defiled himself with an unworthy woman. In my desk you will finda crimson candle, which has been blessed by the High Priest and has apeculiar mystical significance. Swear to me that while it is in existenceyou will not remarry." Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War veteran. Bierce's book The Devil's Dictionary was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration.
