Excerpt from Every Mother's Son A small copy of Don Juan, disguised in a hymn book cover, he thrust into his pocket as a resource against local preachers, and darted into the break fast-room, where his sister Hetty remained to pour out his tea.
Robert commenced snatching mouthfuls of bacon and eggs with the air of a man who eats, not for pleasure, but to spite an intolerable world. His breakfast was lukewarm and the cracked church bell next door exasperated him.
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Robert commenced snatching mouthfuls of bacon and eggs with the air of a man who eats, not for pleasure, but to spite an intolerable world. His breakfast was lukewarm and the cracked church bell next door exasperated him.
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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