Excerpt from The Mentor, Vol. 2: November, 1892<br><br>After a few minutes he believed he heard the sound of the iron point of a cane striking the stones. Surely here was some one. The noise became more distinct. He heard slow steps; and, waiting, he now felt a person go by him without noticing him. Taking courage, he called.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.