Excerpt from Grace's Visit: A Tale for the Young A carriage was slowly ascending the steep village hill, and as the roll of the wheels was heard, many curious faces peered forth from diamond-paned win dows, to watch the vehicle as it'passed on its way. The general's carriage, passed from mouth to mouth; and with this explanation curiosity ceased, for the general, otherwise General Cour tenay, was well known in Aberford. He was indeed the owner of great part of the village, and inhabited its principal mansion, generally called by the poorer people, The House. 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.