The Benefactress, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Benefactress, Vol. 1 of 2 <p>When she was younger and more high - flown she sometimes talked of sweeping crossings; but her sister in-law Susie would not hear of crossings, and dressed her beautifully, and took her out, and made her dance and dine and do as other girls did, being of Opinion that a rich husband of good position was more satisfactory than crossings, and far more likely to make some return for all the expenses she had had. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>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.