Much to Blame, Vol. 3 of 3

Excerpt from Much to Blame, Vol. 3 of 3: A Tale Weeks, I was awkward at first, but at length I was as able as formerly to put my hand on the top bar and vault over! Courage, said I to myself, I am not an old woman yet! And so, delighting in my reco vered agility, I went over and over, not looking to the right or left, when, as I alighted on my feet the last time, I beheld, with shame and confusion of face,'the Rev. John. Sumner, his curate, and the blushing Sophia law - the said John's expression of countenance I did not like, but then he is a man of this world, not of the other. His curate blushed celestial, rosy red, and modestly walked on, and the rector's blush, if he blushed at all, was any thing but celestial but his words were a good lesson to me. I am glad,' said he, 'that your ladyship's exertions were not seen by any. 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.