Confidence, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Confidence, Vol. 2 of 3 "I was already fully aware of that fact, sir, " replied Sophia, calmly. Wildner continued: - "I early lost my parents. My father was a merchant: you may have heard of the firm of Selby and Etheridge?" "Ay, ay, " muttered Mr. Howell, "and you ruined poor Etheridge, who died of a broken heart." "On the contrary, sir, " replied Wildner, smiling, "Mr. Etheridge is still alive, and in good health, or was so a few weeks ago. Mr. Etheridge was under considerable obligations to my father, who had raised him from the situation of managing clerk to be a partner, when his own health obliged him to be much away from his business. Etheridge, consequently, had no capital, and, on condition that I should be received into the firm as a partner on coming of age, my father left all his money in the firm, and, accordingly, at one-and-twenty, I became partner with Mr. Etheridge, with a full share in the profits. But shortly after this event had taken place, I unfortunately for myself married, it was, I must acknowledge, a hasty and inconsiderate marriage, and I paid dearly for my want of forethought." 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.