Reminiscences of an Old Un (Classic Reprint)
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Author(s)Frank Newton Streatfeild
PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN / ASIN1331078237
ISBN-139781331078234
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Excerpt from Reminiscences of an Old Un
The first thing I can remember vividly was being taken, at the age of about four, to the convent above the town of Funchal in Madeira. At the side of one of the waiting-rooms and let into the wall was a sort of whirligig affair in which food and other things were placed. It was then twirled round, and lo !and behold, whatever was in it was then on the other side of the wall and within the sacred precincts of the nunnery itself. I was placed by my nurse in the whirligig and shot round to the other side. There my memory ceases and wonder begins. Was I surrounded by poor blushing novices, blushing at the very thought that a man child had invaded their recesses, or was I perchance fondled by some old frump of an Abbess? I know not.
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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.
The first thing I can remember vividly was being taken, at the age of about four, to the convent above the town of Funchal in Madeira. At the side of one of the waiting-rooms and let into the wall was a sort of whirligig affair in which food and other things were placed. It was then twirled round, and lo !and behold, whatever was in it was then on the other side of the wall and within the sacred precincts of the nunnery itself. I was placed by my nurse in the whirligig and shot round to the other side. There my memory ceases and wonder begins. Was I surrounded by poor blushing novices, blushing at the very thought that a man child had invaded their recesses, or was I perchance fondled by some old frump of an Abbess? I know not.
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.
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