Excerpt from The Miser of King's Court<br><br>"Into each life some rain must fail,<br><br>Some days must be dark and dreary."<br><br>"I can't write any more, Olive. I'm so tired of pot-hooks;" and Topo threw down his pencil and crossed his arms upon the table.<br><br>"Very well, dear. You may put your books away now."<br><br>"Olive!"<br><br>"Yes, dear."<br><br>"I want my tea. I am ever so hungry."<br><br>"We must wait for mother, Topo. She is late to-night. But we must not begin till she comes."<br><br>"I wish she'd be quick then."<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.