Excerpt from To Love and to Be Loved: A Story On entering the building, the eye immediately wandered over a confused mass of articles that lay hither and thither, coils of newly tarred rope, bunches of black. Shining chains, barrels somewhat resembling those at the door, kegs of various sizes, pulleys, large iron rings, spikes, tin canisters, and sea-lanterns; some Of these were to be seen, and some a stranger might stumble over, for it was never very light. But they are not to be mentioned as samples of what lay back, stowed away in the recesses Of this long building. All that a ship might need, from a ball Of tow-yarn to a best bower-anchor, could there be had. On the left hand Of the entrance stood a partition, with two sliding lights and a glass door opening into the sanctum of the wealthy ship chandlers, Mess. Gr. A. Hunt. These gentlemen were brothers; they had begun the world together poor, and had tugged their way through the briers and thorns of business well on towards the top Of the hill, enjoying a fine run Of trade, with a store full of goods and no notes out, and with no account in any bank. 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.