Excerpt from Mystery and Confidence, Vol. 2 of 3: A Tale The world, said he, has perhaps made us both graver since the days you speak of; and that, in the eyes of many, will doubtless give us credit for an in crease Of wisdom; but believe me, my fair friend, I have lost so little of the romance Of youth (if such you choose to term it), that I must hope you do not. Neglect the pleasing talent to which I alluded, and of which you must allow 'lady St. Aubyn to judge: I assure you she has a great taste for poetry, and per haps one day or other may follow your example, and court the Muses in her turn. 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.