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.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.