Gabriel Denver (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Gabriel DenverI hav n t seen much of them during the time they've been on board. At any rate they both look very poorly, and Oh the fare, the passage-money? It's as in the prospectus, ninety guineas down in gold, and twenty more on quitting the ship. But as I was saying, Miss Conway looks very poorly, and I trust the lady you bring with you will look after her and freshen her up a bit, she'll want it before long. Her old aunt is worse than an encumbrance to her.' This disconnected dialogue took place on the fore-deck, where it was too dark for Denver to see the face of the man he was talking to.The few tri¿ing, unconsidered words the sailor had uttered could not have induced the sudden start he had given at the mention of the girl's name. In spite of the more important matters he had on hand, Denver could not help the intense feeling of interest and compassion which was awakened in his breast on hearing it. Indeed, he had good reason for his curiosity and surprise, as will presently be shown.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.