Old Leaves, Gathered From Household Words (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Old Leaves, Gathered From Household WordsLate in the afternoon of the 14th of February last past, an individual who bore not the smallest resemblance to a despairing lover, nor, indeed, to a lover in any state of mind, was seen to drop into the box of a Fleet-street receiving-house two letters folded in flaming covers. He did not look round to see if he were observed, but walked boldly into the shop with a third epistle, and deposited thereon one penny. Considering the suspicious appearance of this document - for its envelope was green - he retired from the counter with extraordinary nonchalance, and coolly walked on toward Ludgate-hill.Long paces soon brought him to St. Martin's-le-Grand, for he strode like a man who had an imminent appointment. Sure enough, under the clock of the General Post-office, he joined another, who eagerly asked, "Have you done it?"The answer was, "I have!"Very well. Let us now watch the result."Most people are aware that the Great National Post-office in St. Martin's-le-Grand is divided into halves by a passage, whose sides are perforated with what is called the "Window Department." Here huge slits gape for letters, whole sashes yawn for newspapers, or wooden panes open for clerks to frame their large faces, like giant visages in the slides of a Magic Lantern, and to answer inquiries, or receive unstamped paid letters.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.