Excerpt from Belmour, Vol. 1 of 3: A NovelThey were received at the caf'cle with the accuftomed difplay ofgrandeur and ceremony. The old porter bowed low at the gate all the fervants each particular of duty knew, and were exact in the performance of their feparate offices. Two fat chaplains ar ténded in the great hall, their faces-not a little exhilarated by the earl's being come much earlier than ufual, to pafs the fummer at his cattle, and already in imagination devouring the venifon'and other dainties of his profufe table, which united the plenty of an ancrentenglifh baron, to-the elegant nicety of the befl: French cookery.The earl, after a fbort Compliment to the obfequious chaplains, and a nod of protection, paffed on to his fiudy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.