Excerpt from Birthright, and Other Tales, Vol. 1 of 3 Most true! Replied the young man to whom this observation was addressed, by a companion of more' than double his years as they sat together Over their wine, in the dining room of a fine Old country mansion, named Holme Court, enjoying sweet converse which appeared to have led the elder of the two into a vein somewhat narrative. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.