Twok, Vol. 1
A Novel (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Twok, Vol. 1: A Novel<br><br>Why she was Twok, or who Twok was, Twok did not know. Sometimes she was not quite sure she was Twok at all, or anybody else. Then she would look at her hands and feet, pinch her cheeks and pull her hair, after which she would feel quite sure that she was somebody at all events, else why did it hurt so Her earliest recollection was a very vivid one - so vivid that it seemed to obliterate all that went before. A little room with a low ceiling, dimly lighted by one window and heated by a wornout stove; a table in the centre covered with an assortment of odd dishes; in one corner a heap of baskets of all sizes and shapes, reaching almost to the ceiling; in another corner a bed on which lay an old man with a long gray beard, who seemed to be in great pain; sitting on a chair beside the bed a sallow-faced old woman. Twok had no recollection of her own place in the room, but knew her heart was aching because she could not ease the old man's pain. Turning uneasily on his bed, the old man raised himself on one elbow and looking eagerly into the eyes of the woman said,<br><br>"I would never have left her with you if it had not been for this accident, but if you do her any harm - if you teach her any wickedness - I'll haunt you, old woman, I'll haunt you every day of your life. I haven't made many prayers in my life - not enough to be bothersome - so I guess this one won't be refused.<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.