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Excerpt from VéraI might enlarge in this place on his extravagance, and on the curious items which had, in a few months, swelled to such a total; but I remember that when I used to tell stories to a bright-eyed audience in the nursery, that audience always cried out, begin at the very beginning; and thus it may be as well in telling a story for children of larger growth to bear this hint in mind, and'eo perhaps interest the reader more genuinely in the fortunes of my hero.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.