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Excerpt from The Judgment of Charis
Swiftly behind her came a thin, active girl who carried an attach� case, and ran downstairs as though she had a train to catch. Coming within sight of the hall clock, she hastened yet the more, seeing neither the plethoric little dog nor the link between him and the ponderous lady. She caught her foot, there was a mingled cry, yelp and shriek, and the girl fell the whole length of the stairs, alighting almost at the feet of the man with the Spectator. He was prompt in hurrying to the rescue. The hall became full of excited people running about. The bulky owner of the dog had most wisely seated herself when the shock came. Its impact broke her bracelet, and the little cur was hurled, like the girl, to the bottom of the stairs. Lady Portwine made such outcry that at first she was thought to be her self injured. Moreover, she was covered with furs and diamonds, and looked important. The girl was evidently nobody. She wore a blue serge suit and a little hat to match. 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.
