Henry Bordeaux
The House
Paperback
(Forgotten Books Jan. 17, 2018)
Excerpt from The House
You come upon an iron gateway between two square granite columns; the gate freshly painted and in three sections, those on either side bolted to the ground, permitting the use of only that in the centre. The three are opened only on grand oc casions, for carriages and limousines. In old times they were opened for hay waggons. In old times, for that matter, you had only to push a little and you could go in by any gate you pleased, the bolts being out of commission. All sorts of unbidden folk used to come into the court, and to me their intru sions were highly disagreeable. Children are strongly conservative in their sense of proprietorship.
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You come upon an iron gateway between two square granite columns; the gate freshly painted and in three sections, those on either side bolted to the ground, permitting the use of only that in the centre. The three are opened only on grand oc casions, for carriages and limousines. In old times they were opened for hay waggons. In old times, for that matter, you had only to push a little and you could go in by any gate you pleased, the bolts being out of commission. All sorts of unbidden folk used to come into the court, and to me their intru sions were highly disagreeable. Children are strongly conservative in their sense of proprietorship.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This 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.
- ISBN
- 133125972X / 9781331259725
- Pages
- 416
- Weight
- 19.68 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.98 x 0.85 in.
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