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Excerpt from Herself-Ireland
Many years ago, at a gay little gathering, he offered to read the hand of any guest whose char acter could stand the light of publicity. I will not move away from the fire and tea, he said, and go into a dark corner to screen the iniquities of any person present; but in this magic circle, in the full light of the lamp, I am prepared to reveal in classical English the past, present, and future of a daring heart. His eyes danced with deviltry, he made a dra matic gesture, Lady with courage, lend me your hand. I immediately laid mine open upon the table. He bent his head, and concentrated his attention on the many divergent lines. 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.
