This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... IV FROM MARS WHEN Mrs. Hollister told Vincent that she had invited in a few friends for dinner the following Tuesday his reply was not enthusiastic. "I'd give fifty dollars if you hadn't, mother," he said with a frown. It was the doctor's fault. Mrs. Hollister lived these days simply to please and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... IV FROM MARS WHEN Mrs. Hollister told Vincent that she had invited in a few friends for dinner the following Tuesday his reply was not enthusiastic. "I'd give fifty dollars if you hadn't, mother," he said with a frown. It was the doctor's fault. Mrs. Hollister lived these days simply to please and gratify Vincent, but the doctor had told her that he thought it would be a good thing for her son, if he saw more of people, and played with them a little. She had been very careful whom she had invited -- a relative or two, and a few intimate friends only, to whom she felt free to whisper a word or two of warning beforehand. There were certain questions and remarks especially unwelcome to Vincent since he had come home from the war. It would be wise, Mrs. Hollister concluded, to acquaint the two women between whom she placed him at the table, with a list of important "don'ts." She had written them out. They read something like this: Don't ask him how it feels to be a hero. 87 Don't ask him to show you his war-cross. Don't ask him if he brought back the helmet of the German, whom the papers say he killed in the shell-hole. Don't ask him to describe a man's emotions the night before an attack is to be made. Don't ask him how many Germans he's killed. Don't ask him if he felt hatred for the enemy. Don't ask him why he doesn't wear his warcross. Don't ask him why he doesn't wear his uniform. Mrs. Hollister wished with all her heart that Vincent would make it possible for her to omit the last " don't." She was unable not to include among her guests men in uniform -- the war was still in full swing -- and Vincent's black and white, under the circumstances, would be conspicuous. She ventured to suggest to him that it would please her very much if he...
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