Mabel the Actress, Or the Perils of Illicit Love (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Mabel the Actress, or the Perils of Illicit Love Augustus, with all his faults, did not lack good nature; and, though he had spoken harshly and insultingly in the moment of irritation at the rejection of a suit, of which he thought the bare mention would have insured success, yet when be perceived how deep as well as real the feelings were which he had called forth, and how thoroughly he had mistaken the character and the mind of the beautiful creature whom he saw before him choking with a paroxysm of shame and anger, his heart smote him keenly for what he had done; and, with a manner as respectful as it had previously been ofi'ensive, he endeavoured to soothe and calm her. 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.