Excerpt from Godwyn's Ordeal, Vol. 1 of 3 Them or attempt to use them, even when that Officer ordered him to leave his house and called upon his servants to turn him out, employing Opprobrious terms in English and Hindustani; and that, though some irregular firing had afterwards taken place, there had been no blood shed, and the accuser had been the first assailant. It was asserted in proof Of this that, though Captain Payton was an expert marksman, yet at six paces - much less than the usual duelling distance - he did not kill, nor even wound, the man whom he was falsely charged with firing at with intent to murder. 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 Godwyn's Ordeal, Vol. 3 of 3 Deprived of his pension, and unable to support himself in ill-health, She found him lying in bed in miserable London lodgings, with the pervading smell of garlic and onion from the other rooms in the house, with the dirt swept into corners, and the torso of a jug, Spout less and handleless, doing duty in his carpetless room. To make things worse, as the lodgings were near the river, and as be occupied an apartment on the ground oor, there was an insidious damp per vading everything with great patches, like furry mould on the paper of the walls. 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 Godwyn's Ordeal, Vol. 2 of 3 It did not, as she Often explained, signify much to her now whatever freaks her brother's ward might take into her head, as her own visit to the manor-house could not be prolonged for ever; and she had a way Of ignoring the stories which Godwyn told, and which other people believed to be true, as if they were apocryphal. All that cant about patching up cottages and taking care Of the poor seemed to her to be very far fetched, but beyond stinging little allusions, properly sheathed and su gared, she no longer interfered with Godwyn as she had been wont to inter fere. 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 The Ordeal, Vol. 1 of 3: A Novel Laura awoke, and shuddered with horror, for her arm rested on the clay-cold brow of her departed motherjgshe gazed With hope less despondency on the altered features of her beloved parent. The iron hand of grief had'weighedtheavily on 'her, vexhaus'ted Lher strength, annihilated her ideas. 'deep sleep hung on'her; but'it was like the sleep of death; the lethargy of despair. 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 Gerald's Ordeal, Vol. 1 of 3: A Novel Many persons Object, upon principle, to what they term, Religious Novels, deeming (and with reason as a general rule) so grave a subject as that of reli gion, out of place in a work Of fiction, and preferring (at least, so they say) to read serious books when they are in a serious mood. 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.

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Excerpt from The Ordeal, Vol. 1 of 3: A Novel In majestic splendour it rose to shine upon the just and the unjust, on the happy and the wretched. Yes, on the wretched; for it shone on thee, poor Laura! and waked thee from temporary oblivion, to feel, with redoubled force, the anguish that for a moment had been calmed. Laura awoke, and shuddered with horror, for her arm rested on the clay-cold brow of her departed mother! She gazed with hopeless despondency on the altered features of her beloved parent. The iron hand of grief had weighed heavily on her, exhausted her strength, annihilated her ideas. Deep sleep hung on her; but it was like the sleep of death, the lethargy of despair. No hope remained! with hope fled anxiety. Laura's wild tumultuous feelings had subsided, her distracted fears and doubts were hushed to rest; for her heart was the residence of deep and certain woe. 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.