Excerpt from Marvels and MysteriesMr. Bidder ¿attered himself that the tone in which he put this inquiry was genial. But the fact is, he was used to public speak ing of a kind - teetotal and down-with everything-pleasant platforms, and such like - and in spite of himself his manner was pompous, and, perhaps, a tri¿e dictatorial. Still, this was not sufficient to account for the behaviour Of the gentleman addressed. That individual sprang from his seat and turned towards Mr. Bidder with a gesture which was distinctly threatening. For a moment it really appeared as though he was about to assault him. If such was his intention he very wisely thought better of it, and sank back into his corner.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.