The Greatest Wish in the World

Excerpt from The Greatest Wish in the WorldIF only it were possible to begin these things at the beginning. If only, and With perfect honesty, I could tell you that this romance of the house-tops began the moment that Peggy saw the light of the farthing candle in the trembling hand Of Nicolas Gadd, as he entered the dingy little room of the house opposite. But I am obsessed With so scrupulous a sense of truthfulness When it comes to the lives of real people, that Where there is ignorance, I must Willy-nilly confess to it. Invention Will not do. For a few steps in the march of events, it might carry you along with me; but as sure as fate should I find my self caught in some hazard on the way and then.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.