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Excerpt from The Star of Fortune, Vol. 1 of 2: A Story of the Indian Mutiny
You cruel, naughty Dicky, not to come to me, continued the young lady, with a pretty pout and an attempt at a frown that was altogether out Of place on the fair, bright face. At this point the door opened and a gentleman entered, looking thoughtful, solemn, and even sad. Why, papa, whatever is the matter with you? Exclaimed the girl as she glanced at the intruder. There is something wrong, for you have the tell-tale expression that SO clearly denotes the state of your mind. 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.
