Leaves From the Life of a Good-for-Nothing (Classic Reprint)
Author: Mrs. A. L. Wister
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-01-24
Total Pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780483852143
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from Leaves From the Life of a Good-for-Nothing As I was looking around, a fine' travelling-carriage drove along very near me; it had probably been just behind me for some time without my perceiving it, so filled with melody had I been, for it was going quite slowly, and two elegant ladies had their heads out of the window, listening. One was especially beautiful, and younger than the other, but both pleased me extremely. When I stopped singing the elder ordered the coachman to stop his horses, and accosted me with great condescension, Aha, my merry lad, you know how to sing very pretty songs. I nothing loath, replied, Please your Grace, I know some far prettier. And where are you going so early in the morning she asked. I was ashamed to confess that I did not myself know, and so I said, boldly, To Vienna. The two ladies then talked together in a strange tongue which I did not understand. The younger shook her head several times, but the other only laughed, and finally called to me, Jump up behind; we too are going to Vienna. Who more ready than I! I made my best bow, and sprang up behind the carriage, the coachman cracked his whip, and away we bowled along the smooth road so swiftly that the wind whistled in my ears. 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.