person

narrators youthful friend

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description
A dear childhood friend of the Narrator, who shared studies, was influenced by the Narrator's 'superstitious fables,' fell severely ill, was baptized unconsciously, and subsequently died.
relationship_to_narrator
childhood friend, school-fellow
significant_event
baptism, death

Relationships

  • contractedFever
    description
    The Narrator's youthful friend became severely ill with a fever, leading to a 'death-sweat' and despair of recovery.
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    For long, sore sick of a fever, he lay senseless in a death-sweat
  • receivedBaptism
    description
    The Narrator's friend was baptized while unconscious and near death from a fever, a significant event the Narrator initially underestimated.
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    he was baptised, unknowing; myself meanwhile little regarding, and presuming that his soul would retain rather what it had received of me, not what was wrought on his unconscious body
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    2026-03-02T21:55:25.021Z
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