Excerpt from Sir Charles Danvers, Vol. 1 of 2 Ruth knew that sacred apartment well. She knew the name of each of the books; she had expressed a proper admiration for the wax flowers; she had heard, though she might have forgotten, for she was but young, the price of the real Brussels carpet, and so she might safely be permitted to sit in the kitchen, and watch Mrs. Eccles darning her son's socks. 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.