Oliver Beaumont and Lord Latimer, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from Oliver Beaumont and Lord Latimer, Vol. 1 of 3

He was one to whom marriage would have been everything. A sensible wife in early days would have made a man Of him, would have made him a respectable and useful member of society. But Jack Dela ford saw a good deal of life, and in the course of his life saw a good deal of the cares of poverty where there is a family to provide for; and being an easy man, not luxurious, but liking ease and comfort, and dreading care, he early said, NO wife for me.

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Excerpt from Oliver Beaumont and Lord Latimer, Vol. 1 of 3

Captain Delaford, commonly called Jack Delaford, came, by the will of an eccentric old gentleman, into possession of a large fortune. In simple thoughtlessness - by the impulse, that is to say, of a careless but kindly heart - he had performed an act of kindness and courtesy, and the receiver of the kindness repaid it by the donation of all he possessed. It was on a railway journey that the act was performed. Captain Delaford went on his way and thought of the act, and the unknown old gentleman, no more.

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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.