Excerpt from The Two Dianas, Vol. 1 His horse, whose rein was passed through his arm, fol lowed him, raising his head from time to time, snorting and neighing with pleasure in the fresh air that was blowing. The woman seemed to belong, if not to the lower orders of society, at least to a class somewhere between them and the bourgeoisie. Her dress was Simple, but of such exquisite neatness that that very quality seemed to give it elegance. More than once the young man offered her the support of his arm, but She persistently declined it, as if it would have been an honor above her condition. 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.