THROSTLETHWAITE (CLASSIC REPRI

Excerpt from ThrostlethwaiteThe elderly man who stood waiting to draw the chair answered, with imperturbable gravity, Turn about's fair play, Mr. Frankl You've led me a fine dance many a time when you were a little chap; but now, till you're strong again, you've just got to come home when I fetch you, and that'll be when I think missis wishes.Frank laughed again, - the joyous laugh which in past days had always been the sweetest music to his mother's ears, but which now gave her a sharp pang of pain.She was a widow, he was her only child, and every one but himself knew that the days for which she could hope to keep him with her must be few. This apparent rally did not deceive her: it brought no renewal of hope, but rather a re-awakening of the keen anguish through which she had passed when first she had realized that she must lose him, and which she had forcibly suppressed, lest the perception of it should cloud his remaining months of life.Now, for a single moment, she turned away, that he might not see her face, but the next restored her self command.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.