The Lodestar (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The LodestarHyde's place. The horse was a lofty, yellow ani mal of Gothic conformation, with obtrusive ribs and knees, and a large, mild eye. Under pressure his customary gait was a hesitating shamble, but on the major part of this journey he had melted into a slow walk, in which each foot was deliber ately and distinctly set down before the next one was lifted. This conservative rate of progress was accepted cheerfully enough by the two young men who occupied the vehicle, but their asperity was moved toward the shiftless liveryman who had neglected to grease the axles. For the Off hind wheel had developed a most virulent case of hot box and the Off front wheel was threatening to succumb to the same malady. At the turn of the road the driver pulled the yellow horse to a stop - no vast exertion was employed - and addressed his companion.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.