Excerpt from The Magic Mirror: A Round of Tales for Young and Old At last, his correspondent in Venice wrote to him that a Venetian nobleman, who would be especially recommended to him, was shortly about to visit England. The nobleman, he wrote, would bring with him a magnificent mirror of the description Master Walter so much coveted, but what he intended doing with it no one knew. He was, the correspondent continued, a very singular man; some said he was partially insane, while others considered him an expert in the black art. Of one thing be particularly advised Master Walter, and that was not to make the nobleman. Who was extremely proud, an offer in money for his mirror, as it would probably offend him. The better plan would be, when he presented his letter of introduction, to offer him the hospitality of his house, and then Master Walter could take his own Opportunity of ingratiating himself in his favour; and it was very possible that the precious object which wealth could not purchase might thereupon be offered as a mark of gratitude and esteem. 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.