Excerpt from Paul Massie: A Romance A charming love-scene, no doubt. Sweet young hearts about to be rudely rent asunder. Romeo and the-shores Of the Gulf of Mexico. A door opens suddenly, and an'other woman stands in the room. She is fair and English, like the first; to whom, Indeed, she bears a striking resemblance But there Is decision in her manner, and strength of character in her expression. 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.