Books with title The transit of Venus

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ... could stand it no longer. One evening we went to a recital given by a new singer. When she appeared and sang 'Ah fors e lui' I was enthralled; for days after I could not banish my thoughts of her. My wife noticed my absent-mindedness and asked the reason. I, truthful to a fault, told her. "'You mean that broad-beamed girl'--ray wife came of a nautical family--'that acted like a turkey on a griddle when she sang?' "While I wouldn't admit the description, I felt that she remembered the party. "'If you want'her, ' continued my wife, 'she'll just cost you a hundred and twenty-five plunks per week. Just as soon as you make up your mind, let me know,' and out of the room she flounced, sought a lawyer and in a more than reasonable time she got her hundred and twenty-five on the ground of cruel and unusual anguish of mind. I sought out the fair singer. Her interest in me grew with the day. I asked her hand. She referred me to her mother. Her mother said, 'Yes, Nancy will marry you, but reserves the right to change her mind.' Knowing how impossible it is for any woman to alter her loving intention towards me, I acquiesced. Five nights later, I called with the engagement ring. I was met by the mother who said her daughter had a sick headache and could not be seen that night, but she left the matter in her hands, and she regretted exceedingly that Nancy would have to be released from her engagement. Of course, I could do naught but agree, and heaped execrations on the heartless mother, who no doubt bull-dozed the unhappy daughter into rejecting me." "What did you do with the engagement ring?" asked the practical Skaggs. "I carry it ever with me as a reminder of the deceit and duplicity of women--that is, one woman," hastily cor...

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Excerpt from The Transit of VenusNow what I want is a dinner and dance that will make little old New York sit up and take notice, and young Stoneman, in the manner of cigarette-smokers, blew encircling wreaths around the last syllable.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.