Jack Harkaway at Oxford (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Jack Harkaway at Oxford "Oxford! Oxford!" The porters ran briskly up and down the platform, as the Great Western express ran into the station. "Oxford! Oxford!" they cried, opening the doors of the carriages, and allowing the passengers to alight. The engine that had brought the train down was known as the Flying Dutchman, and the speed at which she went was something to marvel at. "Here, porter, open the door, " said a young gentleman. The man did as he was requested, and took charge of rugs, hat-boxes, fishing-rods, and other trifles, with which the passenger was burdened. No sooner had the passenger landed himself on the platform than one about his own age, which was not more than eighteen, stepped up, and shook him cordially by the hand. "Harvey, old fellow, I'm delighted to see you, " said Jack. "How are they all at home?" he exclaimed. "Jolly, thanks. I thought you would come and meet me, Harkaway, " said Harvey. Jack Harkaway had been up at Oxford for a week. Harvey was unable to come with him owing to his mother's illness, but when she got better, he wrote to say he should be down by the express. Jack wore the cap and gown which distinguish university men. Seeing it for the first time, it arrested Harvey's attention. "You've come out full fig to meet me, " he exclaimed. 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.