Jan, Son of Finn

Excerpt from Jan, Son of FinnAnd so there is a possibility of Finn's son being introduced to the British public during the present year of stress; should the paper supply and other matters permit. Well, may the best of luck go with him. He's a good dog, though I say it who should be silent on the point; and I do not think he is likely to suffer much from my absence when he steps into the ring of public opinion.In the old days I figured as judge once or twice in the ring at dog-shows; and I used to fancy that some of the exhibits would have lost nothing by the temporary absence of their masters and mistresses. Those hurried touches of brush or comb, you know; those nervous twitchings of the lead, which were meant to secure a better carriage of the head, a more impressive front - I don't believe Finn's son has any need of them. In any case the front line trenches offer no facilities for the leisurely revision of proofs; and, after all, the printers will no doubt present the story pretty much as it was written.It was finished, you remember, towards the close of that calm, infinitely remote age which preceded the breaking loose of the Hun. I remember that the writing of its last page, in June 1914, seemed an event of no small importance.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.