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Excerpt from The Dilemma of Engeltie: The Romance of a Dutch Colonial Maid
Problem Given a wedding irrevocably decreed, the date of the actual ceremony somewhere on the limits of a fortnight ahead; given a maid and not a man, a maiden of the old Dutch New York days, pretty enough to turn men's heads for her beauty alone, well dowered enough to be one of the prizes of a decade; the wedding fes tivities, merrymakings these Dutch colonial wor thies loved to give to prospective bride and groom, in full swing; half a dozen young Dutch men with hands outstretched ready to grasp the prize and reciprocate the maiden's vows would she but nod their way; the wedding itself as sure as fate or death; the bride upon the scene, receiving the honours of the occasion alone; the bridegroom an unknown quantity; the days racing by in mirth and festivity and the wedding daily drawing nearer; problem find the bride groom. 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.
