Excerpt from Sister Louise or the Story of a Woman's Repentance: Rosine The last speaker threw his plumed hat on the table, and disembarrassed himself of a handsome sword, richly ornamented with gold. That table was Of rough deal, over which the plane had passed but lightly. Napkin or cloth it had none; its service consisting, indeed, of a coarse earthenware plate, some blunt knives, a steel fork, and a broken mug. The two young officers who bent over it seemed satisfied, nevertheless, to ply these homely implements with all the zest and appetite engendered by soldiers' duty on campaigning fare. 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.