Excerpt from The Angel of Forgiveness Describe humbly what you see and you cannot go wrong: describe what others have been taught to see and you cannot by any possibility be right - john oliver hobbes. MY best friend said to me one day, 'githa, you are rather an imaginative young woman, and in a feminine and amateurish way you have a pretty fancy and a tolerable knack Of character-drawing; why do you not beguile what you 80 improperly term the weary hours Of captivity by writing your girlish reminiscences. I am quite serious, ' as I stared at him, unable to believe the evidence of my own ears 'it will be good practice for you, and I do not doubt that some of your friends - your humble servant amongst the number will find amusement in the perusal. After all, ' rising from his Chair as though to emphasise his remark, there is nothing so interesting as real life. Take my advice, my dear Child; it will be a far more healthy pastime than fretting over the doctor's orders, ' and then Mentor gave me a reassuring nod and smile, and went out Of the room, Closing the door softly and humming his favourite little tune under his breath. 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.