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Excerpt from The Confessions of an Old Maid Another source of inspiration for this task is a knowledge, gained from various sources, of the wonderful fortunes that have been amassed by the sale of some recent books. I do not wish to give the impression that I am unusually mercenary. Such is really not the case. In fact, if I have any leaning in this particular, it is in the opposite direction. But, as I like an occasional bird-ou-toast with a cup of chocolate, and have great need of an assortment of silks, sables, pearls, and other like trifles of dress. 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.