...instead of unconditional doom, Vanderdecken's sentence is eternal homelessness unless he be relieved by the love of a woman " faithful unto death." The devil, stupid as he is, does not believe in female virtue, and consequently permits the captain to go ashore and take a wife once every seven years....

...new feature added to the old story is this, that instead of an unconditional sentence, Vanderdecken is condemned to wander till Doomsday, unless he shall...disappointed in his attempts at finding such a paragon I of faithful spouses for many a time, till at last, just after another period of seven years has elapsed,...

...new feature added to the old story is this, that instead of an unconditional sentence, Vanderdecken is condemned to wander till Doomsday, unless he shall...a wife. The poor Dutchman has been disappointed in bis attempts at finding such a paragon of faithful spouses for many a time, till at last, just after...

...'that, instead of an unconditional doom, Vanderdecken is sentenced to eternal homelessness, unless he be released by the love of a woman " faithful unto death."...not believe in the virtue of women, and therefore consents to the Captain's going ashore once every seven years for the purpose of taking a wife on trial....

...new feature added to the old story is this : that, instead of an unconditional sentence, Vanderdecken is condemned to wander till doomsday, unless he shall...love of a woman " faithful unto death." The devil, or at least the German devil, being proverbially stupid, does not believe in the virtue of women, and...

...that, instead of an unconditional sentence, Vanderdecken is condemned to wander until doomsday, unless released by the love of a woman " faithful unto death." The devil, disbelieving in woman's virtue, allows the captain to go ashore once every seven years to seek a wife....