Excerpt from The Fate, Vol. 3 of 3: A Tale of Stirring Times IT was wonderful to see how soon, with a. Little order and a right good will, all the rooms were cleared of the rich and deli cate ornaments which filled them. The girl Alice, well-trained by her mistress, did good service in this way, and at length all was completed. Four servants, besides Gaunt Stilling, were selected to accompany the carriage; and, after a few minutes' quiet conversation with Ralph, Hortensia retired to seek some repose. Her last vol. 111. 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.