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The Colonel's Dream
Contributor(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Author)
ISBN: 1547060298     ISBN-13: 9781547060290
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE:   $11.30  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2017
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- Fiction
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.70 lbs) 232 pages
 
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Mr. French, the senior partner, who sat opposite Kirby, was an older man-a safe guess would have placed him somewhere in the debatable ground between forty and fifty; of a good height, as could be seen even from the seated figure, the upper part of which was held erect with the unconscious ease which one associates with military training. His closely cropped brown hair had the slightest touch of gray. The spacious forehead, deep-set gray eyes, and firm chin, scarcely concealed by a light beard, marked the thoughtful man of affairs. His face indeed might have seemed austere, but for a sensitive mouth, which suggested a reserve of humour and a capacity for deep feeling. A man of well-balanced character, one would have said, not apt to undertake anything lightly, but sure to go far in whatever he took in hand; quickly responsive to a generous impulse, and capable of a righteous indignation; a good friend, a dangerous enemy; more likely to be misled by the heart than by the head; of the salt of the earth, which gives it savour. Mr. French sat on one side, Mr.