Author : Christian Tearle
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ISBN 13 : 9781330502068
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (2 download)
Book Synopsis Rambles with an American (Classic Reprint) by : Christian Tearle
Download or read book Rambles with an American (Classic Reprint) written by Christian Tearle and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Rambles With an American My client, Mr. James C. Fairfield, of Chicago, U.S.A., rose to go; but his eye fell upon Gray's Inn Hall, and he stood gazing at it out of my office window, as if loth to depart. He had made his appearance in Gray's Inn a few weeks earlier, to consult me respecting an unpaid letter of credit. The amount in question was considerable, and from the beginning I had felt sure that he was a person of position in his own country. The letter of introduction which he had brought was written by an officer of the American embassy, and among the documents in the case was a note from the Secretary, which began, "My dear Fairfield." There was not much of the typical American about my client; but I fancied that he showed a slight reluctance to disclose his second Christian name, and it must be admitted, that he pronounced the word Chicago in a manner which defied the imitative powers of an Englishman. His appearance was all in his favour. His countenance, though remotely suggestive of the Red Indian type, was refined and gracious; his more than fifty winters had dried him up rather than aged him, and his tall form was spare and willowy. To-day he had asked for my bill of costs, and after glancing at the total he had paid the amount. 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.