Excerpt from The Firm of Girdlestone, Vol. 1 of 2: A Romance of the Unromantic Chapter I. Mr. John Harston keeps an Appointment II. Charity A la Mode III. Thomas Gilray makes an Investment IV. Captain Hamilton Miggs of the Black Eagle Modern Athenians A rectorial Election England versus Scotland A first Professional A nasty Cropper Dwellers in Bohemia Senior and Junior A Corner in Diamonds Shadow and Light A slight Misunderstanding An Addition to the House The first Step. 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.