Excerpt from The Credit of the County: A Novel Nine men out of ten, were they permitted to select the manner of their death, would choose to be shot through the heart, rather than perish by slow degrees; and in the same way, if some irremediable catastrophe is to ruin our lives, most of us would prefer it to fall upon us without weeks or months of anxious foreboding. Nevertheless, sudden catastrophes make a tremendous demand upon the nervous system. Denis Vale was a magnificent type Of the healthy, well-to-do, athletic ...
Read More
Excerpt from The Credit of the County: A Novel Nine men out of ten, were they permitted to select the manner of their death, would choose to be shot through the heart, rather than perish by slow degrees; and in the same way, if some irremediable catastrophe is to ruin our lives, most of us would prefer it to fall upon us without weeks or months of anxious foreboding. Nevertheless, sudden catastrophes make a tremendous demand upon the nervous system. Denis Vale was a magnificent type Of the healthy, well-to-do, athletic Englishman, and if he had any nerves about him, he had never been made dis agreeably conscious Of their existence; yet he had not advanced many yards from the Spot where he had left Mr. Asher standing when his heart, after one great bound, ceased beating, while a curious moist chill, as from some icy blast, overspread his whole person. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
Read Less
Add this copy of The Credit of the County: a Novel (Classic Reprint) to cart. $32.64, new condition, Sold by Paperbackshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bensenville, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Forgotten Books.
Add this copy of The Credit of the County: a Novel (Classic Reprint) to cart. $60.76, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Forgotten Books.
