Excerpt from The Price of a WifeWould she never stop? Did tears bring no relief to this stricken heart? It would seem not, it would seem not.There was no other sound, save that of a cart rattling along the street, and now and again the faint crackle Of the Cinders falling from the grate, from which all glow had long since faded.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.