Verner's Pride, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: Mrs. Henry Wood
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483643888
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Languages : en
Pages : 382

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Excerpt from Verner's Pride, Vol. 1 of 3 And that is the introduction. And now we must go back to the golden light of that spring evening. Ascending the broad flight of steps and crossing the terrace, the house door is entered. A spacious hall, paved with delicately-grained marble, its windows mellowed by the soft tints of stained glass, whose pervading hues: are Of rose and violet, gives entrance to reception rooms on either side. Those on the right-hand are mostly reserved for state occasions; those on the left are dedicated to common use. All these rooms are just now empty Of living occupants, save one. That one is a small room on the right, behind the two grand drawing rooms, and it looks out on the s1de Of the house towards the south. It is called Mr. Verner's study. And there sits Mr. Verner himself in it, leaning back in his chair and reading. A large fire burns in the grate, and he is close to it: he is always chilly. Ay, always chilly. For Mr. Verner's last illness at least, what will in all probability prove his last; his ending - has already laid hold Of him. One gene ration passes away after another. It seems but the other day that a last illness seized upon his father, and now it is his turn: but several years have elapsed since then. Mr. Verner is not sixty, and he thinks that age is young for the disorder that has fastened on him. It is no hurried disorder; he may live for years yet; but the end, when it does come, will be tolerably sudden: and that he knows. It is water on the chest. He is a little man with light eyes; very much like what his father was before him: but not in the least like his late brother Sir Lionel, who was a very fine and handsome man. He has a mild, pleasing countenance: but there arises a slight scowl to his brow as he turns hastily round at a noisy interruption. Some one had burst into the room - forgetting, probably, that it was the quiet room of an invalid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.