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OverviewPurchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CALAIS I PERCEIVED that something darken'd the passage more than myself, as I stepp'd along it to my room; it was effectually Mons. Dessein, the master of the hotel, who had just returned from vespers, and, with his hat under his arm, was most complaisantly following me, to put me in mind of my wants. I had wrote myself pretty well out of conceit with the Desobligeant; and Mons. Dessein speaking of it, with a shrug, as if it would no way suit me, it immediately struck my fancy that it be- long'd to some innocent Traveller, who, on his return home, had left it to Mons. Dessein's honour to make the most of. Four months had elapsed since it had finished its career of Europe in the corner of Mons. Dessein's coach-yard; and having sallied out from thence but a vampt-up business at the first, though it had been twice taken to pieces on Mount Sennis, it had not profited much by its adventures?but by none so little as the standing so many months unpitied in the corner of Mons. Dessein's coach-yard. Much indeed was not to be said for it?but something might?and when a few words will rescue misery out of her distress, I hate the man who can be a churl of them. ?Now was I the master of this hotel, said I, laying the point of my fore-finger on Mons. Dessein's breast, I would inevitably make a point of getting rid of this unfortunate Desobligeant?it stands swinging reproaches at you every time you pass by it. Man Dieul said Mons. Dessein?I have no interest?Except the interest, said I, which men of a certain turn of mind take, Mons. Dessein, in their own sensations?I'm persuaded, to a man who feels for others as well as for himself, every rainy night, disguise it as you will, must cast a damp upon your spirits?You suffer, Mons. Dessein, as much as the machine I have always observed, ... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Laurence SternePublisher: General Books LLC Imprint: General Books LLC Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.188kg ISBN: 9780217428200ISBN 10: 0217428207 Pages: 120 Publication Date: 14 August 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |