The Chronicle of an Old Town

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Excerpt from The Chronicle of an Old Town: A NovelS there any further business to consider? The chairman of the Board asked the question with the constrained, nervous manner of the man who knows only too well that there is further business to consider - unpleasant business.Followed a moment of strained silence, the while the chairman twirled a pencil nervously in his fingers, his eyes downcast upon it. The other men in the room, sitting very still, fixed their eyes vacantly on space, striving to look unconcerned. One of them glanced furtively' at another, but encountering the other's glance wavering in his direction he averted his face quickly, as though caught in a disreputable act.Some one shifted his position and the sound startled, rasping in the tense atmosphere of the room. The chairman started nervously, then made an effort to get himself in hand. But when he spoke his voice was querulous, fretful.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.