Excerpt from Abigel Rowe, Vol. 2 of 3: A Chronicle of the Regency I AM grieved to state that when my lord Osmington awoke on the day after the ridotto, he was in no wise ashamed of himself. He yawned, cursed the weight of his head and the dryness of his tongue, and, ringing his bell, bawled from behind closed curtains for some brandy. Cyrus Smalley, who had been awaiting the summons hour after hour, brought in the fiery liquid, and stood, an image of deep concern, while my lord gulped it down. 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.