Author: Lewis Michell

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-07-16

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9781331532033

Excerpt from The Life of the Rt. Hon. Cecil John Rhodes, 1853-1902, Vol. 2 Town. They were studded with fine examples of those Old Huguenot homesteads in which his soul delighted. But he occupied none Of them. Their former owners, a simple, kindly, hospitable folk, were permitted to remain in undisputed possession, and he built himself a tiny cottage on the mountain-side, looking down upon a panorama of enchanting loveliness. While an ordinary member Of the Cape Parliament, he lodged at a small private hotel or took his meals at a club. Long after he had amassed a fortune, his personal expenditure was inconsiderable, though his generosity to others was suspected to be unstinted. I say suspected, because no man knew. He was very reticent about his bounty, nor did he allow his right hand to know what his left hand did. He had mastered the profound secret that a man's life does not consist in the things that he possesses. 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.