Books with title A Crown Of Thorns

Excerpt from A Crown of ThornsEE hop tong, most aristocratic Chinese physician in. San Fran cisco, sallied forth one morning clad in holiday attire. A close-fitting cap, with a black velvet border and a large coral button in the center of the crown, surmounted his neatly shaven pate, and his long queue was intertwined with the finest and glossiest of black silk strands. His arms were invisible, doubled up like the wings of a chicken within the capacious sleeves of his pur ple brocade blouse. His nether limbs were resplendent in voluminous trou sers of sky-blue silk, neatly confined at a sufficient distance from his ankles to display a spotless extent of well starched muslin hose above the em bossed velvet shoes, with thick felt soles, in which his shapely feet were encased.The air of unwonted festivity which characterized his costume found no corresponding expression of hilarity upon the doctor's face. His head was bent forward until his chin rested upon the shining brass buttons of his frock; sombre shadows brooded over the merry lines of his smooth, fat counte nance, and he walked slowly and wear ily, like one bowed beneath a heavy burden, From time to time he cast a troubled look toward his companion, quickly withdrawing his eyes as he en countered the wistful gaze of a small being perched in the latter's arms. This animated bundle of humanity possessed a pair of remarkably bright eyes, and his rosy complexion and Hibernian features proclaimed his Cau casian descent.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.