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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: NEWTON DOGVANE. 13 Well, it's of no consequence. Good day. Good day, sir, and I thank you, sir. Nothing like a little of the noble art of self-defence on an emergency, said Newton to himself, as he walked away. Winter had made its appearance at Crook- ham; the early morning ephemeral white frosts had changed by degrees into good hard sound, black ones; a smart fall of snow had taken place; and, when you went out into the morning air, your breath appeared as if it came from the waste-pipe of a steam-engine, and your moustachios?if you wore them, as many folks do now-a-days who would not have ventured to ten years ago?were speedily covered by an unpleasant moisture; and, after a preliminary cough or two, you inhaled the sharp, bracing air, and puffed it forth again roundly and heartily, without fear of coughs, colds, or their attendant evils, springing from such a rough, but honest visitor. Cold bless you there wasn't a cold in a hemisphere of it. It wasn't like your insidious London frost and fog, that creeps into your lungs upon false pretences and settles there; but a fair, open friend, who comes to see you, Christmas-like, once a-year, and holds out his hand to you, saying: Here I am, old boy. You must have me, you see. Glad to find you hearty and strong. The compliments of the season to you?plum-puddings and pantomimes What are you shivering at ? Poke up the fire, if you don't like the cold; or, better still, turn out and take a good brisk walk; never mind a little snow?that won't hurt you. D'ye think I'm not just as good as any of the other seasons of the year? and just as wholesome, eh ? Ay, and just as beautiful to look at, too? Look out, man, and judge. There are no flowers to be seen, or only one, perhaps, a monthly rose, solitary, and love...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217842839 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217842836 |
| Weight | 0.42 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.29 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 122 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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