Excerpt from Mr. Nobody, Vol. 2 of 3 Godfrey had never thought of asking where his father had swallowed his nauseous doses of experience, or whether this sad account was merely theoretical. If he had been consulted, he might have given his own opinion that the companionship of a good and noble woman was one of the most potent influences by which a man might move upwards, working out the beast.' But he had not cared to discuss the matter, and had been contented by the way in which Reuben always ended his comments? 'now your mother was one as always knew how to hold her tongue.' 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.