Jonathan Swift, Vol. 1 of 3 PDF Download

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ISBN: 9780483944695
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Languages : en
Pages : 310

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Excerpt from Jonathan Swift, Vol. 1 of 3: A Novel Yes, it must be, he had failed again, was disappointed again, crushed again. The letter did not say so, but her in stincts told her. Poor Jonathan Nobody knows what it is to fail but those who deserve to succeed. But his mother knew he knew it. How bitter it would be, she thought. Twice! And worse than ordi nary failure too. If he had not attempted more, he might have earned money. The wind howled outside, and Mrs. Swift shivered. She glanced at the tiny grate. The fire was out; on purpose, to save fuel. It need not have been, if Jonathan had hewn wood and drawn water-sacred wood and sacred water, because for his mother. And then she cried again; it was so bitter for him to know it. She picked up his note and read it again. There was no hint as to when he would come, nor how; and the letter itself was dateless. Mrs. Swift thought a moment. The floods had made the roads scarcely passable for days, and if Jonathan had set off to walk from Lon don, he could not be far behind his herald. With the inconsistency of love the mo ther's heart was cheered at once. It might be that night he would come. She listened The rain was falling in torrents. How wet he would be should he come. The fire must be laid, at least, ready to light, and some tea put for him. His home-coming would not seem so bit ter, if privation were kept out of sight just at first. So Mrs. Swift called. 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.