Excerpt from Barchester Towers A trying time was this for the archdeacon; for whom was designed the reversion of his father's see by those who then had the giving away of episcopal ones. I would not be understood to say th t the prime minister had in so many words promised the bishopric to Dr. Grantly. He was discreet a man for that. There is a prove with reference to the killing of cats, and those who know anyth' either of high or low government places, wing be well aware that a promise may be made without positive words, and that an expectant may be put into the highest state of encourage ment, though the great man on whose breath he hangs may have done no more than whisper that Mr. So-and-so is certainly a rising man. 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. | Barchester Towers (Classic Reprint) by Anthony Trollope, Paperback | Indigo Chapters