Rank and Talent; A Novel Vol. 2 (of 3)

Excerpt from Rank and Talent Vol. 2 of 3: A Novel. Lady B. Is a great simpleton. I wonder how she contrives to fill her rooms. Shan't let my daughter be seen in such company. Coun tess of C.! Never saw such a vulgar woman. Talks one to death; asks the same question ten times. Lady D.-I don't like Lady D. Very impertinent woman: only invites my family to make a show of them. She'll stare poor little Clara quite out of countenance. Stay st0p Sampson Sampson! Oh let me see! The soap boiler; ay he is a quiet sensible man; gives a good dinner now and then: great fool though to be knighted but that was his wife's doing.. 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.