Excerpt from An Untold Tale
To be sure, my urn had several dents in its beautifully engraved sides. One dent in particular was almost fatal to its graceful symmetry, but this only added to its interest to me, and tea had never tasted as good, never smelled as aromatic, never looked as golden, as when it flowed from the deli cate spout of my find.
But how did that frightful word come on my writing paper? While still puzzling over it, hold ing it to the candle-light, the steam from my silver teapot struck on the page; in a second, as the hot vapor spread against the sheet, the word murder again became visible, and while I held it there, other words became clear.
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Excerpt from An Untold Tale
To be sure, my urn had several dents in its beautifully engraved sides. One dent in particular was almost fatal to its graceful symmetry, but this only added to its interest to me, and tea had never tasted as good, never smelled as aromatic, never looked as golden, as when it flowed from the deli cate spout of my find.
But how did that frightful word come on my writing paper? While still puzzling over it, hold ing it to the candle-light, the steam from my silver teapot struck on the page; in a second, as the hot vapor spread against the sheet, the word murder again became visible, and while I held it there, other words became clear.
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.
Excerpt from An Untold Tale
"Murder." Yes, that was the word, "Murder," clear and distinct, that stood out in quaint old script on the new sheet of writing paper I had been holding idly in my fingers. In my surprise and excitement I almost tipped over the table by the side of which I was trying to write a letter. This paper I had just brought home myself from the stationers, and while taking a cup of tea, for it was 4 o'clock on a dark London day, I had been idly twirling a sheet in my hand, undecided whether to begin my letter Dearest or Darling, when this word "Murder" suddenly caught my eyes, and as I scrutinized it more closely, it slowly faded into oblivion.
I was seated by the grate. It was one of the first cold days, when a cheerful open fire seems the most comforting thing in the world, and I was sipping a cup of tea from a genuine George II. teapot.
Ah, what a hunt I had to find this antique treasure! Day after day and week after week I had haunted the old bric-a-brac shops.
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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.
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