This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...Milburn. "If she dreamed me, dreamed I came, why the devil wasn't it I that came--as I came to-day, ignorant as you please that all this song and dance was going to be sprung on me? Why did I have to be young?" "Because, if I may say so," replied Mclvor deferentially, "perhaps the most vivid and beautiful part of your ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...Milburn. "If she dreamed me, dreamed I came, why the devil wasn't it I that came--as I came to-day, ignorant as you please that all this song and dance was going to be sprung on me? Why did I have to be young?" "Because, if I may say so," replied Mclvor deferentially, "perhaps the most vivid and beautiful part of your youth may have been concerned with her, and since it was beautiful in a tremendous degree, it may have been the immortal part of you, and came alive at once. And, being alive, it went--flew--like a bird, you know--to her. She's a lovely person. I'd go to her, give me the chance you had. I bet I would." Again Milburn stopped. He stared for a minute and then, as if in despair of anybody's sanity, walked on again. "But you see," said Mclvor compassionately, "you weren't dead. You didn't escape. You had to go and knock at the hospital door and say 'Just giye me Dack that outfit of mine. The body, you know. I've got to slip it on again and wear it, I don't know how long.' I'm sorry for you, Milburn. It's touch and go about this question of the body. Yours, now--it may be threadbare before you get rid of it for good." Again Milburn seemed about to pause to look at him in his speechless wonder. Doubtless, though he had got used to taking his mortal part as it was, it proved none the less discomfiting to have it so hastily disposed of. "This is my place," he said gruffly. "Come up and have a crack, will you?" It was evidently impossible to part then, leaving all these ragged issues untrimmed. "Like to," said Mclvor. "These apartments are grand. But I thought you were only on from New York. Naomi said so." "So I am. I keep a foothold here. Extravagant way to ...
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