Excerpt from A Mingled Yarn, Vol. 1 of 3: A NovelThe warm rays of the summer sun came aslant through the painted Window on the broad oaken staircase of the large old Manor House in the Village of Haseley Mere, and rested on the head of its gentle occupant as, With slow and somewhat uncertain steps, she descended it, her gold-headed ebony stick and the carved balusters needed to support the small form of the old lady, on whom that summer sun had shed its rays for nearly eighty years. Had she stood there but a mo ment, herself and her surroundings Would.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.