The Fever Of Life
Fergus Hume
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THE FEVER OF LIFE
THE FEVER OF LIFE
By FERGUS HUME, author of "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab," "The Year of Miracle," "The Piccadilly Puzzle," "A Creature of the Night," "Monsieur Judas," "Madame Midas," Etc ....
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THE FEVER OF LIFE
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"Fashion for the nonce surrenders Giddy Mayfair's faded splendours, And with all her sons and daughters Hastens to health-giving waters; Rests when curfew bells are ringing, Rises when the lark is singing, Plays lawn tennis, flirts and idles, Laying snares for future bridals; Thus forgetting pleasures evil, In return to life primeval." It was Toby Clendon who named it "Pinchler's Dockyard "--Toby Clendon, young, handsome, and a trifle scampish, who wrote witty essays for The Satirist , slashing
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