Excerpt from The Young Cadet: Or Henry Delamere's Voyage to India, His Travels in Hindostan; With the Wonders of Elora Introduction to the Cadet's family - Arrival of the important letter. - Feelings of a kind and virtuous family. - Religious resignation of the mother - Sensible exhortation of the father. - Inquiries of the children on the subject. You have indeed a numerous and lovely family, said Mr. Wingrove to Mr. Delamere, as his lady and her eight children were quitting the dining-room; but you must frequently feel great anxiety on the subject of providing for so many, in such a manner as their birth and education entitle them to expect. 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.