Anti-Coningsby, Vol. 1 of 2

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Excerpt from Anti-Coningsby, Vol. 1 of 2: Or, the New Generation Grown Old The walls were all hung with black crape, and the blue flame of a spirit lamp shed an unearthly light on the form of the sorcerer, whose long, white beard and scarlet dressing-gown gave him a vastly imposing look. It was night, and the potent Zarasmin was at supper - even the wisest of wizards are partial to good living - when a thundering rap at the door, followed by a ring at the bell of more than Waterfordian violence, startled Zarasmin from his repast. With lightning like rapidity, he concealed the tray of beefsteaks and porter beneath the long, black cloth by which the table was covered, its folds reaching to the ground, and having scattered some powerful perfume through the room, assumed a dignified posture in his armchair, and awaited the result. A light step ascended the stairs, and some one knocked pretty loudly at the door of the wizard. 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.