The Crimson Candle故事

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The Crimson Candle故事
            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 your affection and fidelity, for, according to our holy
            religion, a married man seeking admittance at the gate of Heaven is
            required to swear that he has never defiled himself with an
            unworthy woman.  In my desk you will find a crimson candle, which
            has been blessed by the High Priest and has a peculiar mystical
            significance.  Swear to me that while it is in existence you will
            not remarry."
            The Woman swore and the Man died.  At the funeral the Woman stood
            at the head of the bier, holding a lighted crimson candle till it
            was wasted entirely away.