Calling the Tune (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

McCarthy, Justin Huntly

9781331332527: Calling the Tune (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 1331332524 ISBN 13: 9781331332527

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

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This book follows Gregory Winbush's unexpected encounter with Wickliff Hersham, a figure from his past he had been attempting to locate for years. During the elaborate process of searching through a variety of directories, Winbush and Hersham share an engaging conversation that leads to them piecing together details about Winbush's old friend and his life. Filled with historical context about the social norms of the time, this book navigates class differences and friendships that endure the test of time. The narrative is ultimately a nostalgic journey, exploring the paths not taken and the impact they can have on our lives.

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Excerpt from Calling the Tune

He was seated in the lounge of the Carlton after a luncheon that he had found amazingly satisfactory. He was used to lunching well, but he never wearied of the experience. He was smoking an Emperador that had cost him a pretty penny, but that would have cost most others a great many more pennies, pretty or ill-favoured. He was soothed as he did so by the knowledge that he had brought over ten thousand Emperadores and could survey the question of their consumption with serenity. He was sipping, at intervals, a yellow Chartreuse of a very respectable antiquity. He was looking, critically and approvingly, on pretty, well-dressed women, and portly, well-groomed men. He felt, and looked, very happy. Once again.

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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.

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Excerpt from Calling the Tune

"Gee, this is bully."

The speaker was not an American, did not even look like an American, but he felt that the situation called for the conventional, hall-marked and highly respectable American comment. He might very well have said to himself - for the remark, though vocally uttered, was addressed to no companion - "Now this is very pleasant," or "This is simply ripping." Also he might have said things of the same nature in French, or German, or Spanish, especially Spanish - but he declined to take advantage of these lingual opportunities. The spirit of contentment within him expressed itself in the consecrated formula:

"Gee, this is bully."

Wickliff Hersham knew perfectly well that there were hundreds, even thousands, of citizens of the United States who do not habitually thus express their sense of gratification. He knew also that they always did so in the English romances which introduce American gentlemen to an unsophisticated audience.

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.

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