Excerpt from Pet Marjorie and Sir Walter Scott: The Story of Marjorie Fleming During her brief life of barely nine years, she endeared herself to many friends, includ ing Sir Walter Scott, who used to say that he was amazed at her power over him, and that she was the most extraordinary creature he had ever known. Scott's friendship for the little girl, and his enjoyment of her company, show the great novelist in most lovable and attractive colors. In her sunny atmosphere, hebecame himself, even as a little child, and they passed many merry hours together. 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.