Excerpt from The Clutch of CircumstanceThe minister, who had turned to the window once more, half rose suddenly and sat down again. Throughout the interview he had shown signs of ex treme nervousness. Two or three times his friend had looked at him with the quick glance of the physician who is making a clandestine diagnosis of a patient's condition. Now, as there was no reply, he put his train of thought into words.Frank, he went on, you've been working too hard - I know you like a book - you keep things too close to you. You should let go now and then. How many times I longed to have you with me in Paris, Berlin, Vienna, or London! The old firm together Bellwood 8r Kellogg Remember when we burned our names into the door at college?I remember that you did and paid all damages, responded the minister with an attempted smile.Rather a neat job; I was quite proud of it! It seems long ago that we parted company, doesn't it?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.

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