Littledale, Vol. 3 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Littledale, Vol. 3 of 3Higgs being despatched, arrived at the closed shop bearing his undertaking face, which was a mask incapable of a smile, the eyes being cast up, the hands frequently clasped, and the thumbs turned up to match the eyes. He knocked softly, and Jane admitted him. He slightly frowned, her eyes were red, and she was not one of the family, and, besides, would be given a black dress most likely. If that sort of thing was common, the business of undertaker and sympathizing ghoul would fall into disrepute, and who could tell the evils that might ensue? People might gather their kindred to the earth without useless hat bands and tawdry scarfs, only followed by their friends and relations in decent everyday attire.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.