Excerpt from Susan Drummond: A Novel Well, I don't know; however, if I am killed my death will lie at your door. Your cousin won't come very near me, will he P The introduction was effected without any mishap, Sultan comporting himself during the ceremony as if he had never stood on his hind legs or lifted his hind heels in his life. Then adieux were exchanged, and Miss Drummond and her cousin, having announced their intention of returning home w'r'z Cam den Road, turned their horses' heads towards Stanhope Gate, and were soon out of sight. With a sigh of relief Miss Chelston pursued her way to the Marble Arch, thinking pensively as she rode slowly along that it was a pity Susan Drummond had not the slightest idea of making herself fit to appear in decent society, and wishing she felt as little afraid of horses as that young lady. 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.