Excerpt from Slander
She took a step toward the taxi; better the risks of a driver who was perhaps drunken than the ruin of clothing too costly to be easily replaced.
But the skid that had deposited the taxi against the curb had put it out of commission for the while. The right front wheel was broken in two. She had been too be wildered to note that it listed so perilously that only a miracle kept it semi-upright. She turned in dismay as another great drop splashed against her cheek.
Under her breath she damned the Gleasons as heartily as, in an unsubdued voice, the taximan cursed the weather, the machine, and the stupidity of female passengers who interfered with a, man's driving.
Why had the Gleasons given a party in the city in July? Simply because they had just finally completed the altera tions to their penthouse, they had to ask two hundred peo ple to dine and dance and sup and drink. And two hun dred idiots, of whom Martha Blaisdell was one, had fore gone long week-ends in the country to spend Friday night with people whose only attraction was their money.
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Genre: Children's Fiction
She took a step toward the taxi; better the risks of a driver who was perhaps drunken than the ruin of clothing too costly to be easily replaced.
But the skid that had deposited the taxi against the curb had put it out of commission for the while. The right front wheel was broken in two. She had been too be wildered to note that it listed so perilously that only a miracle kept it semi-upright. She turned in dismay as another great drop splashed against her cheek.
Under her breath she damned the Gleasons as heartily as, in an unsubdued voice, the taximan cursed the weather, the machine, and the stupidity of female passengers who interfered with a, man's driving.
Why had the Gleasons given a party in the city in July? Simply because they had just finally completed the altera tions to their penthouse, they had to ask two hundred peo ple to dine and dance and sup and drink. And two hun dred idiots, of whom Martha Blaisdell was one, had fore gone long week-ends in the country to spend Friday night with people whose only attraction was their money.
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.
Genre: Children's Fiction
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