His Own Father (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from His Own Father The scene was a ball-room in Dresden, which hos pitable city had for some months past enjoyed the privilege of entertaining Mrs. Hamilton and her daughter, and it may have been for the sake of sharing that privilege that Captain Clough, albeit a non-dancer, was now leaning against the wall in close proximity to one of the two ladies whose trusted friend and ally he was. Mrs. Hamilton's foot ceased to tap the polished floor, as she glanced up at her interrogator with a certain half-childish fretfulness. Daphne has danced three times running with that long-legged protégé of yours, she said. 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.