The Works of Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton), Vol. 2

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Excerpt from The Works of Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton), Vol. 2: Kenelm Chillingly, His Adventures and Opinions, Devereux, The Disowned, The Coming RaceYet the baby was no monster. It did not come into the world with two heads, as some babies are said to have done, it was formed as babies are in general was on the whole a thriving baby, a fine baby. Nevertheless, its aspect awed the father as already it had awed the nurse. The creature looked so unutter ably solemn. It fixed its eyes upon Sir Peter with a melancholy reproachful stare, its lips were compressed and drawn downward as if discontentedly meditating its future destinies. The nurse declared in a frightened whisper that it had uttered no cry on facing the light. It had taken possession of its cradle in all the dig nity of silent sorrow. A more saddened and a more thoughtful countenance a human being could not exhibit if he were leaving the world instead of entering it.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.