Excerpt from Veronique, Vol. 2 of 3: A Romance You'll spoil me, Veronique, if you go on like this, replied Romilly as he lifted a portion of his hat to meet the admiring gaze bent upon him, you mustn't make such a fool of me, little woman, or I shall become unbearable, for my friends say I am quite conceited enough as it is. Your friends! Responded Veronique with a pretty indignation, what can your friends know Of you, Gor-don, in compa rison with your wife these two last words with a grand assumption of dignity, you are not conceited; you do not think enough of yourself! Your hair is beautiful; when the sun shines on it, as now, it appears like threads of gold, and your eyes are blue as my sapphire ring, and as open and clear as those of a little child. 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.