The Hunted Outlaw - or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy by Anonymous
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HUNTED OUTLAW; OR DONALD MORRISON, THE CANADIAN ROB ROY _"Truth is stranger than Fiction."_ PROLOGUE. Psychology strips the soul and, having laid it bare, confidently classifies every phase of its mentality. It has the spring of every emotion carefully pigeon-holed; it puts a mental finger upon every passion; it maps out the soul into tabulated territories of feeling; and probes to the earliest stirrings of motive. A crime startles the community. The perpetrator is educated, wise, enjoys the respect of his fellows. His position is high: his home is happy: he has no enemies. Psychology is stunned. The deed is incredible. Of all men, this was the last who could be suspected of mental aberration. The mental diagnosis |
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