Jilted! Or, My Uncle's Scheme, Volume 1

Jilted! Or, My Uncle's Scheme, Volume 1

It has been found hard to describe man by an adequate definition. Some philosophers have called him a reasonable animal; but others have considered reason as a quality of which many creatures partake. He has been termed likewise a laughing animal; but it is said that some men have never laughed. Perhaps man may be more properly distinguished as an idle animal.Dr. Johnson. My father was a major in the army who, at the time this story begins, had lived in Longueville-sur-mer for fifteen years, to which place he had come, after my mothers death, bringing me with him. I was then[Pg 2] seven years old. He put me to a good school in the neighbourhood, at which I remained until I was sixteen; and was then let free. Considering myself a man, I worked hard to grow a mustache, in which I very ignominiously failed; for it was not until I was one-and-twenty that nature condescended to favour me with that very elegant and martial decoration. I also took to colouring meerschaum pipes, in which art, before I was nineteen, I was considered by my companions to excel, though I did not succeed in establishing my reputation in that line until I had dealt such an injury to my nervous system as I fear I shall never recover. I also became, before long, an expert hand at billiards, though up to the last Bob Le Marchmont could always give me twenty points and beat me comfortably. But I[Pg 3] was his better at whist, and was indeed a match for several grave old gentlemen who were members of our English Club in the Rue des Chiens. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 62584
Author: Russell, William Clark
Release Date: Jul 8, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English