This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ...with his old smile, ought to show that, notwithstanding the evils Fate had dealt him, he had 'no bad feeling'--a little row of buildings on Parker's Piece, an airy space enough to look upon, but dangerous as a pleasure-ground by reason of the missiles (ranging from a football to the small shot used at rounders) always flying about. It was a very tiny dwelling; the door opened upon a passage so narrow that the term seemed a misnomer, since no adultscould pass one another in it; when a visitor called, the, maid had to back to admit him, unless (which, of course, was not to be thought of) she lay down and let him walk over her, like the stag on the precipice in Mr. Browning's poem. Though little furniture had been reserved from the sale at 'The Laurels, ' it was more than sufficient for the new tenement, and was, of necessity, much too large for it. As compared with their present surroundings, the old bookcases and tables were too tall; the Canon used cheerfully to call attention to them as indicating their flood-tide of prosperity, the old highwater mark; and, indeed, a place where the tide is out is no bad metaphor for a household that has seen better days, except, alas! that in the latter case it seldom comes in again. That the dining-room should be so diminutive was of small consequence, since the hospitality that had been exercised at ' The Laurels ' was no longer possible; but that the room behind, which was the Canon's study and smokingroom, should be such a nutshell, was deplorable. The accommodation for literature provideC ibr the ordinary inhabitant of Providence Terrace was one shelf below stairs, supplemented by a bookslide in the drawing-room; so that the Canon's numerous tomes had to be piled against the wall, while one...