The Soul of Life ~ Paperback ~ David Lisle

The Soul of Life ~ Paperback ~ David Lisle
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Excerpt from The Soul of Life: Or What Is Love? Under the pale lemon light of a fantastic Chinese lamp a woman half lay, half crouched on a low divan piled up with magnificent cushions. Her great dark eyes were dilated with excitement. She talked incessantly. A tall man with a pointed beard and tired eyes was leaning over her, taking rapid notes. He looked abnormally intelligent; as a secretary he was invaluable when he took the trouble to forget that he had the right to an old Austrian title and had been passing rich before faith in Zero had forced him to apply for the viatique. The room was large, but it seemed overcrowded with eager talkers. Butterfly friends in Rue de la Paix gowns overflowed with fine enthusiasm. Designers waited impatiently for the final word which would permit them to return to their studios. Messengers came in and out bearing telegrams and pneumatiques covered with decorative, often illegible, handwriting. Every one sought to be heard and seen. 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.