The Making of Jane
A Novel (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Making of Jane: A Novel<br><br>"When ye stood up in the house<br>With your little childish feet,<br>And in touching Life's first shows,<br>First the touch of Love did meet -<br>Love and nearness seeming one,<br>By the heart-light cast before,<br>And of all Beloveds, none<br>Standing farther than the door - "<br><br>It was a large room, a nursery; it was wainscoted, and the wainscoting was painted gray; the wall above it, and the ceiling, were white. Being in a wing of the house, the room had windows to the north, to the south, and to the west; the fourth side was occupied by a door and a fireplace. In front of the fireplace there was a tall wire fender painted green, with brass knobs at stated intervals on the top. The carpet showed rich and warm in occasional spots in the far corners, but everywhere else it had been worn down to a uniform gray. There were two old-fashioned trundle-beds in the room, and a high crib of antique shape.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.