George Augustus Sala
Published: 2016-09-05
Total Pages: 336
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Excerpt from The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 of 3: Who Was a Soldier, a Sailor, a Merchant, a Spy, a Slave Among the Moors, a Bashaw in the Service of the Grand Turk, and Died at Last in His Own House in Hanover Square; A Narrative in Old-Fashioned English Gardens, for evil practices) in part payment for rent-owing. Moreover, she wilfully spoilt my best periwig by overturning a Chocolate Mill thereupon; and otherwise so misconducted herself that I bade her a respectful Farewell, - she leaving the marks of her Nails on my face as a parting Gift, and told my Lord Modesley that I would as lief wed a Roaring Dragon as this Ter magant of the Piazza. This Refusal brought about a Rupture between myself and my Lord. He was imprudent enough to talk about my Ingratitude, to tell me that the very coat on my back was bought and paid for with his Money, and to threaten to have me kicked out of doors by two of his Tall Lacqueys. But I speedily let him have a piece of my Mind. My Lord, says I, going up to him, and thrusting my face full in his, you will be pleased to know that I am a Gentleman, whose auces tors were ennobled centuries before your rascally grandfather got his peerage for turning against the true King. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.