Excerpt from The Middle-Aged Lover, Vol. 1 of 2: A Story A dinner-party was being given at one of the great houses at Brickford, and the ladies had just come up, "leaving the gentlemen to their wine" - a phrase that always seems to be used with a certain state and smacking of lips, as though the gentlemen were doing something ennobling. 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 Middle-Aged Lover, Vol. 2 of 2: A Story Emboldened by the success of his visit to Mr. Doughty, and stimulated by the appeals of his lady, the clergymanical Mr. Gardiner determined to make a yet more daring attempt, and resolved to invite the great patron. He asked Mr. Doughty to a little quiet dinner, with a few friends to come in the evening. 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.