Excerpt from Louis Sinclair; Or the Silver Prize Medals: The Story of a Boy Who Escaped the Hands of a Real Enchanter I think you had better not punch my ribs again, Master Pete, retorted Louis Sinclair, rising to a sitting posture, and rubbing his side. I didn't mean to hurt you, Louis, said Peter; but tell me if you don't think it an outrage for school to begin on such a glo rions morning as this? I think school is a bore, anyhow, replied Louis. I wish school-teachers, school-books, and schoolhouses were all at the Cannibal Islands, then we should have holidays all the year round. In that case I should be as happy as a cricket. 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.