Excerpt from A Pair of Knickerbockers Mr. M.' Never attempt that, Nell! (looking at watch) By Jove! Past ten o'clock and our walking tour begins to-day. We've got to be at Tavistock by one, that's certain. Mrs. M. What a nuisance it is! People oughtn't to interfere with a honeymoon. Mr. M. Well, rich aunts must be humoured. You see, dear old Dame Featherstone hasn't the privilege of your acquaintance yet, and we shall only be there four and twenty hours at the outside. She's old fashioned too, by the way. She's lunched at one o'clock for over half a century, and if we were late at a meal, it would be worse than not going to the Manor House at all. So look sharp! Mrs. M. I hope I can do it, Hal; I've never walked ten miles in my life before. Mr. M. (opening his letter) Do it Of course you can. Only put on sensible clothes. You don't want a swagger frock for walking. (he opens letter and does not look at her as she answers) 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.