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Excerpt from The MasterNor did he care how the people regarded him. He could sit, therefore, at the place of custom unmoved, inexorable, merciless.But on the morning of this day he was ex cited to a degree startling to those who saw him. And not without reason.Standing before him was a man, a raiser Of sheep, who held a scrap Of parchment in his hand on which some figures had been, written, these figures representing duties he was re quired to...

Excerpt from The MasterNor did he care how the people regarded him. He could sit, therefore, at the place of custom unmoved, inexorable, merciless.But on the morning of this day he was ex cited to a degree startling to those who saw him. And not without reason.Standing before him was a man, a raiser Of sheep, who held a scrap Of parchment in his hand on which some figures had been, written, these figures representing duties he was re quired to...

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Excerpt from The Mystery of MiriamNot far from fifty, with a body which he could afford at times to work as a galley-slave, a mind not only singularly active but capable of enduring prolonged strain, ample means to carry out either purpose or whim, Mr. Saxby was a force to be reckoned with by both friends and foes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comTh...

Dwellers in Gotham - A Romance of New York is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hanseboo...

Excerpt from The Mystery of Miriam At a given hour every every morning, with a punctuality almost unvarying, the well-appointed carriage Mr. Gaston Saxby appeared at the door of his house in Pelham, and, almost before the horses came to a stand-still, Mr. Saxby would walk down the broad stone steps, take his place in the carriage, and drive off to the railway station. So regular were these movements on the part of Mr. Saxby, that in time the...