'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Part 1
<p><span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="Rappaccini">Rappaccini</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Daughter">Daughter</span>." <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Nathaniel">Nathaniel</span> <span word="Hawthorne">Hawthorne</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Kay">Kay</span> <span word="Gallant">Gallant</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p><p><span word="KAY">KAY</span> <span word="GALLANT">GALLANT</span>: <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Giovanni">Giovanni</span> <span word="Guasconti">Guasconti</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Naples">Naples</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>. <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="belonged">belonged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="Signora">Signora</span> <span word="Lisabetta">Lisabetta</span>, <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Padua">Padua</span>.</p><p><span word="Giovanni">Giovanni</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="window">window</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>. “<span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>?” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Signora">Signora</span> <span word="Lisabetta">Lisabetta</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Oh">Oh</span> <span word="no">no</span>!” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>. “<span word="That">That</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>, <span word="Giacomo">Giacomo</span> <span word="Rappaccini">Rappaccini</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Beatrice">Beatrice</span>.”</p><p><span word="Giovanni">Giovanni</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rainbow">rainbow</span>.</p><p><span word="Giovanni">Giovanni</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="marble">marble</span> <span word="vase">vase</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Giovanni">Giovanni</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="cape">cape</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unhealthy">unhealthy</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="color">color</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>.</p>
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