Herself-Ireland (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Herself-Ireland A very brilliant Irishman, Oscar Wilde, claimed to be a seer in palmistry. Many years ago at a gay little gathering, he offered to read the hand of any guest whose character could stand the light of publicity. "I will not move away from the fire and tea, " he said, "and go into a dark corner to screen the iniquities of any person present, but in this magic circle, in the full light of the lamp, I am prepared to reveal in classical English the past, present, and future of a daring heart." His eyes danced with deviltry, he made a dramatic gesture. "Lady with courage lend me your hand." I immediately laid mine open upon the table. He bent his head, and concentrated his attention on the many divergent lines. "You are Irish?" "No, there is not a drop of Irish blood in my veins." "Then, " he said, frowning, "there is no excuse for your character." Much laughter followed, and more when he began his paradoxes. "You are religious, and you have no religion. You are a spendthrift, and you save. You are amiable, and you have a high temper. You are passionate, and cold. 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.