Cruel as the Grave (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Cruel as the GraveTheir love was like the lava ¿ood That burns in Etna's breast of ¿ame.Near the end of a dark autumn-day, not many years ago, a young couple, returning from their bridal tour, arrived by steamer at the old city of Norfolk and, taking a hack, drove directly to the best inn.They were attended by the gentleman's valet and the lady's maid, and encumbered besides with a great amount of baggage, so that altogether their appearance was so promising that the landlord of the Anchor came for ward in person to receive them and bow them into the best parlor.The gentleman registered himself and his party as Mr. And Mrs. Lyon Berners, of Black Hall, Virginia, and two servants.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.